Viti Levu East Maritime (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Viti Levu East Maritime Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 are reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, are elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covers eastern areas of the main island of Viti Levu.

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Election results

1999

Candidate Political party Votes %
Krishna Chand Sharma Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,011 62.69
Dhirendra Kumar National Federation Party (NFP) 2,387 37.31
Total 6,398 100.00

2001

Candidate Political party Votes %
Sanjeet Chand Maharaj Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,066 66.46
Dhirendra Kumar National Federation Party (NFP) 1,487 24.31
Satya Silanind Independent 565 9.24
Total 6,118 100.00

2006

Candidate Political party Votes %
Sanjeet Chand Maharaj Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,744 78.39
Bhima Sami National Federation Party (NFP) 946 15.63
Jayant Prasad Maharaj Independent 200 3.30
Akmal Ellyas Ali United Fiji Party (SDL) 167 2.76
Total 6,052 100.00

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