Charan Jeath Singh
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Charan Jeath Singh is a Fiji Indian who has been involved in local Government and national politics in Fiji
representing various political organisations.
In the 1994 general election, he won the Macuata West Indian Communal Constituency for the National Federation Party
(NFP).
He was elected the Mayor of Labasa
representing the Ratepayers' Association in 1992 but in the municipal elections of 2005 his Association lost in a landslide result to the Fiji Labour Party
(FLP), winning only two seats.
In the 1999 general election he contested the Labasa Indian Communal Constituency
for the UNLP but managed to get only 10% of the votes cast.
Following the death of the sitting member, he contested the Labasa Rural Indian Communal Constituency
in December 2003 for the National Federation Party (NFP). Although he was unsuccessful, he managed to increase NFP's share of the votes by 50%.
In the 2006 general election, he contested the Vanua Levu West Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
for the National Alliance Party
(NAPF) and again lost with only 14% of the votes cast.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
representing various political organisations.
In the 1994 general election, he won the Macuata West Indian Communal Constituency for the National Federation Party
National Federation Party (Fiji)
The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party...
(NFP).
He was elected the Mayor of Labasa
Labasa
Labasa is a town in Fiji with a population of 27,949 at the most recent census held in 2007.Labasa is located in Macuata Province, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. The town itself is located on a delta formed by three rivers - the...
representing the Ratepayers' Association in 1992 but in the municipal elections of 2005 his Association lost in a landslide result to the Fiji Labour Party
Fiji Labour Party
The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
(FLP), winning only two seats.
In the 1999 general election he contested the Labasa Indian Communal Constituency
Labasa (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Labasa Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians....
for the UNLP but managed to get only 10% of the votes cast.
Following the death of the sitting member, he contested the Labasa Rural Indian Communal Constituency
Labasa Rural (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Labasa Rural Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians....
in December 2003 for the National Federation Party (NFP). Although he was unsuccessful, he managed to increase NFP's share of the votes by 50%.
In the 2006 general election, he contested the Vanua Levu West Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Vanua Levu West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Vanua Levu West Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians....
for the National Alliance Party
National Alliance Party of Fiji
The National Alliance Party of Fiji is a Fijian political party. It was formally registered on 18 January 2005 by Ratu Epeli Ganilau, as the claimed successor to the defunct Alliance Party, which ruled Fiji from 1967 to 1987 under the leadership of the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Ganilau's...
(NAPF) and again lost with only 14% of the votes cast.