Mahendra Chand Vinod
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Mahendra Chandra Vinod (born 1922) was a Fiji Indian civil servant and editor who has also been a member of the House of Representatives
of Fiji
.
He was born in Nacokaika, Naitasiri
, Fiji and after completing his Bachelor of Science
from the University of Hawaii
and Diploma in Journalism from New Delhi, joined the Fiji civil service. He retired from the civil service in 1979 and became the editor of the Hindi language newspaper, Shanti Dut
in 1981. In August 1981, he was awarded an Imperial Service Order (ISO) from the Queen of England for his contribution to Fiji.
For the 1987 general election, the NFP-Labour Coalition
chose him as a candidate for the Nausori/Levuka Indian Communal Constituency which he won easily, but was a member of Parliament for a month when the military coup of 1987 put a halt to his late entry into politics.
House of Representatives (Fiji)
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
of Fiji
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...
.
He was born in Nacokaika, Naitasiri
Naitasiri
Naitasiri is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji and one of eight based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.-Geography and infrastructure:Naitasiri as a province covers 1,666 square kilometers , the Province occupies the area to the north and east of Suva, the capital...
, Fiji and after completing his Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
from the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
and Diploma in Journalism from New Delhi, joined the Fiji civil service. He retired from the civil service in 1979 and became the editor of the Hindi language newspaper, Shanti Dut
Shanti Dut
Shanti Dut is an award winning Hindi language newspaper published weekly in Suva Fiji and is part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is one of the oldest non-English language newspapers owned by the corporation having started in 1935. Its first editor was Pundit Guru Dayal Sharma MBE, JP and...
in 1981. In August 1981, he was awarded an Imperial Service Order (ISO) from the Queen of England for his contribution to Fiji.
For the 1987 general election, the NFP-Labour Coalition
NFP-Labour Coalition (Fiji)
NFP-Labour Coalition was the coalition of the National Federation Party and Fiji Labour Party under the leadership of Timoci Bavadra, formed in 1987 to contest that year's general election. The coalition won the election with 28 seats in the House of Representatives to the Alliance Party's 24...
chose him as a candidate for the Nausori/Levuka Indian Communal Constituency which he won easily, but was a member of Parliament for a month when the military coup of 1987 put a halt to his late entry into politics.