Vinod Patel

Vinod Patel
Vinod Patel
Member of House of Representatives (Fiji); Ba West Indian Communal Constituency;
	In office; 1992–1994
Succeeded by	New constitution
Personal details
Born	28 February 1939; Ba, Fiji
Political party	National Federation Party
Spouse(s)	Manjulaben Patel
Residence	Ba, Fiji
Profession	Businessman
	He was president of the Ba Football Association from 1986 to 2001

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Vinod Patel is a 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 football team and was their President and Fiji Team director.

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 in the 1994 general election.^[1] 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.

Awards and achievements[edit]

Year	Country	Award Name	Given by	Field of Merit
2017	Fiji	Pravasi Bharatiya Samman	President of India	social work

References[edit]

↑ "Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard". Fiji Times. 28 February 1994.

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[1] "Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard". Fiji Times. 28 February 1994.

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