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	He entered politics as a councillor in [[Ba (town)\|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]] in the [[1994 Fijian general election\|1994 general election]].<ref>{{cite news\|title= Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard\|work=[[Fiji Times]] \|date= 28 February 1994}}</ref> During the [[1999 Fijian general election\|1999]] and [[2001 Fijian general election\|2001 elections]] he attempted to re-enter [[House of Representatives of Fiji\|Parliament]] as a member for [[Ba West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)\|Ba West Indian Communal Constituency]] but was easily defeated by the [[Fiji Labour Party]] candidate.		He entered politics as a councillor in [[Ba (town)\|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]] in the [[1994 Fijian general election\|1994 general election]].<ref>{{cite news\|title= Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard\|work=[[Fiji Times]] \|date= 28 February 1994}}</ref> During the [[1999 Fijian general election\|1999]] and [[2001 Fijian general election\|2001 elections]] he attempted to re-enter [[House of Representatives of Fiji\|Parliament]] as a member for [[Ba West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)\|Ba West Indian Communal Constituency]] but was easily defeated by the [[Fiji Labour Party]] candidate.

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{{Infobox Politician (general)
| name= Vinod Patel
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| title={{ubl|Member of House of Representatives (Fiji)|Ba West Indian Communal Constituency}}
| term_start= 1992
| term_end= 1994
| predecessor=
| successor= New constitution
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| birth_date= 28 February 1939
| birth_place= Ba, Fiji
| death_date=
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| party= National Federation Party
| residence= Ba, Fiji
| spouse= Manjulaben Patel
| profession= Businessman
| footnotes= He was president of the Ba Football Association from 1986 to 2001
}}

'''Vinod Patel''' is a [[Indians in Fiji|Fiji Indian]] businessman, soccer administrator and politician. He is the chair of Vinod Patel and Company Limited which owns a chain of hardware shops throughout [[Fiji]].

Vinod Patel is a strong supporter of the [[Ba F.C.|Ba football team]] and was their President and Fiji Team director.

He entered politics as a councillor in [[Ba (town)|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]] in the [[1994 Fijian general election|1994 general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard|work=[[Fiji Times]] |date= 28 February 1994}}</ref> During the [[1999 Fijian general election|1999]] and [[2001 Fijian general election|2001 elections]] he attempted to re-enter [[House of Representatives of Fiji|Parliament]] as a member for [[Ba West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)|Ba West Indian Communal Constituency]] but was easily defeated by the [[Fiji Labour Party]] candidate.

==Awards and Achievements==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year!! Country!! Award Name!! Given by!! Field of Merit
|-
|2017||{{Flag|Fiji}}||[[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]]||[[President of India]]||social work
|-
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Fijian people of Gujarati descent]]
[[Category:National Federation Party politicians]]
[[Category:Indian members of the House of Representatives (Fiji)]]
[[Category:Fijian Hindus]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:Mayors of Ba (town)]]
[[Category:Recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]]

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Vinod Patel - Revision history

->Cmr08: /* Awards and Achievements */ headers in sentence case per MOS:Head

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