Universal suffrage with a common voters' roll was first proposed by the Indo-Fijian-dominated National Federation Party (NFP) in the early 1960s, but was opposed by most leaders of the indigenous Fijian community, who were fearful that a common roll would favour Indo-Fijians, who then comprised a majority of the population. The proposal came up again intermittently throughout the 1970s, but nothing came of it.
Open constituencies came into being when the 1997 constitution was adopted in 1997-1998. The Constitutional Commission chaired by former New ZealandGovernor General of New ZealandSir Paul Reeves had recommended a total of 45 open and 25 communal constituencies, but the then-ruling Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei of Prime MinisterSitiveni Rabuka and the opposition NFP saw the communal constituencies allocated to indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians respectively as their power base and insisted on virtually reversing the ratio. The final constitutional draft established 46 communal constituencies and 25 open constituencies, which were required to be substantially equal in population.
As the bipartisan coalition behind CI-126, we were disappointed that open primaries did not make it across the finish line ... election, regardless of what the majority of their constituents want?.
“The fight in most of the assembly constituencies is neck to neck which is likely to be reflected in the speeches delivered by the leaders,” said Deshpande... The Ambegaon constituency faces a crucial ...
Amid a three-way battle of Senas in his constituency, Aaditya Thackeray has also been on a whirlwind tour of the state addressing rallies and road shows as a ShivSena (UBT) star campaigner ...Mahalaxmi racecourse is in your constituency.
PrairiePioneer photo by Orland Geigle ... 7 at the courthouse in Mound City ... 3 meeting ... “Your job is to protect your constituents. If you approve this variance it opens the floodgates for others.” ... Public discussion ... 3 meeting is open to the public ... ....
... to five police vehicles arrived and took him away.' On Monday night, a gang of armed miscreants entered a tribal village in the constituency and opened fire after an altercation over electoral slips.
The Congress delegation said that in Vijaypur and Budhni assembly constituencies, the administration openly harassed the Congress-supporter voters by creating an atmosphere of fear in which the police administration played a major role.
Excerpts from an interview.Q ... But Uddhav Thackerayji flatly refused ... This will be BMC ... Mahalaxmi racecourse is in your constituency ... Mumbai's open spaces are our priority ... Mahalaxmi racecourse is in your constituency ... Mumbai's open spaces are our priority.
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The Election Commission has deployed 142 General Observers, 41 Police Observers and 72 Expenditure Observers across 288 assembly constituencies. The commission specifically highlighted concerns about voter turnout in Colaba constituency.
The by-elections in these constituencies were triggered after three seats, including Channapatna, were left open as JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, Shiggaon by ex-CM Basavaraj Bommai, and Sandur by Congress’s E Tukaram were appointed as Union ministers.
... have already announced their intent to run for SenateDistrict 31 and that the party hopes to find ways to open the process and ensure the voices of constituents are heard during the process.
Open space is also a prominent issue plaguing this assembly constituency.'The infrastructure in old Thane is crumbling due to reckless development happening with scant regard.
Shinde also told his audience that if the Mahayuti was returned to power, it would open a degree college in the constituency along with an industrial centre and a beautified promenade around Powai Lake.
But I’m going to keep an open mind because I promised my constituents that I’ll work with everyone ... But generally I’m going to keep an open mind, work across the aisle and deliver to my constituency.
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13 Nov 2024
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13 Nov 2024