Vinod Patel
Encyclopedia
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
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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. 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.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. He is the Chairman of Vinod Patel and Company Limited which owns a chain of hardware shops throughout 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...
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Vinod Patel is a strong supporter of the Ba football team
Ba F.C.
Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park...
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. During the 1999 and 2001 elections he attempted to re-enter Parliament
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...
as a member for Ba West Indian Communal Constituency
Ba West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Ba West Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. . The electorate covers the western part of Ba Province.- 1999 :- 2001 :- 2006 :- Sources :* *...
but was easily defeated by 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...
candidate.