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.

Election results

1999

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Krishna Chand SharmaFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,01162.69
Dhirendra KumarNational Federation Party (NFP)2,38737.31
Total6,398100.00

2001

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Sanjeet Chand MaharajFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,06666.46
Dhirendra KumarNational Federation Party (NFP)1,48724.31
Satya SilanindIndependent5659.24
Total6,118100.00

2006

CandidatePolitical partyVotes%
Sanjeet Chand MaharajFiji Labour Party (FLP)4,74478.39
Bhima SamiNational Federation Party (NFP)94615.63
Jayant Prasad MaharajIndependent2003.30
Akmal Ellyas AliUnited Fiji Party (SDL)1672.76
Total6,052100.00

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