Vinod Patel

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Vinod Patel
Member of House of Representatives (Fiji) Ba West Indian Communal Constituency
In office 1994–1997
Succeeded by	New constitution
Personal details
Born	Ba, Fiji
Political party	National Federation Party
Profession	Businessman
Religion	Hindu
He has been an active member of the Ba Football Association for a long time.

Vinod Patel is a Fiji Indian businessman, soccer administrator and politician. He is the Chairman of Vinod Patel and Company Limited which owns a chain of hardware shops throughout Fiji.

Vinod Patel is a strong supporter of the Ba football team and was their manager for a long time.

He entered politics as a councillor in Ba Town Council. He was subsequently elected the mayor and served two successful terms before moving to national politics. He easily won the Ba West Indian Communal Constituency for the National Federation Party(Fiji) in the 1994 general election.^[1] During the 1999 and 2001 elections he attempted to re-enter Parliament as a member for Ba West Indian Communal Constituency but was easily defeated by the Fiji Labour Party candidate.

References

↑ "Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard". Fiji Times. 28 February 1994. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

Persondata
Name	Patel, Vinod
Alternative names
Short description	Fijian politician
Date of birth
Place of birth	Ba, Fiji
Date of death
Place of death

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