Lautoka City (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Lautoka City 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 the City of Lautoka, in the west of the main island of Viti Levu.

Election results

1999

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ganeshwar ChandFiji Labour Party (FLP)6,14661.34
Jagannath SamiNational Federation Party (NFP)3,72037.13
Mohammed Rauf KhanParty of National Unity (PANU)1531.53
Total10,019100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Ganeshwar ChandFiji Labour Party (FLP)5,89972.53
Faiaaz AliNational Federation Party (NFP)1,88023.11
Hasmukh ChauhanNew Labour Unity Party3193.92
Beni SamiGermit Heritage Party (GHP)360.44
Total8,134100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Jai GawanderFiji Labour Party (FLP)7,62979.89
Rakesh KumarNational Federation Party (NFP)1,59016.65
Rosemary SantanjiNational Alliance Party (NAPF)1721.80
Azizul DeanUnited Fiji Party (SDL)1581.65
Total9,549100.00

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