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'''Hargovind Madhavji Lodhia''' served as a member of the ] from 1972-1985, chairman of the Township Board of ], and was the first mayor of the Nadi Town Council. He was awarded an ] (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the ], for services to the community.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=4 June 1971 |title=No. 45388 (FIJI) |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45388/supplement/6003 |url-status=live |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=The London Gazette |page=6003 |publication-date=4 June 1971}}</ref> '''Hargovind Madhavji Lodhia''' served as a member of the ] from 1972 to 1985, chairman of the Township Board of ], and was the first mayor of the Nadi Town Council. He was awarded an ] (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the ], for services to the community.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=4 June 1971 |title=No. 45388 (FIJI) |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45388/supplement/6003 |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=The London Gazette |page=6003 |publication-date=4 June 1971}}</ref>


==Political Career== ==Political career==
Lodhia was elected chairman of the Nadi Township Board in 1970, succeeding ], until the ], which replaced the board with the Nadi Town Council. He became mayor of the Town Council in 1972 and served until the end of his term in December 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nadi Town Council |url=https://nadi-town-council.yolasite.com/ |website=nadi-town-council |access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref> Lodhia won every parliamentary election since 1972, until in December of 1985, when he resigned from the ] (NFP) in protest of ]'s leadership. Lodhia was elected chairman of the Nadi Township Board in 1970, succeeding ], until the ], which replaced the board with the Nadi Town Council. He became mayor of the town council in 1972 and served until the end of his term in December 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nadi Town Council |url=https://nadi-town-council.yolasite.com/ |website=nadi-town-council |access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NADI TOWN COUNCIL 2016 ANNUAL REPORT |url=https://www.parliament.gov.fj/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Daily-Hansard-Monday-30th-September-2024.pdf |website=parliament.gov.fj |access-date=19 December 2024 |page=40}}</ref> Lodhia won every parliamentary election since 1972, until in December 1985, when he resigned from the ] (NFP) in protest of ]'s leadership.


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Fijian politician
H. M. Lodhia
Fijian House of Representatives (Indo-Fijian Communal)
In office
1972–1985
Nadi Township Board Chairman
In office
1970–1972
Preceded byA. H. Sahu Khan
Nadi Town Council Mayor
In office
1972–1973
Personal details
BornNadi, Fiji
Political partyNational Federation Party
ChildrenChandrakant Lodhia, NFP treasurer

Hargovind Madhavji Lodhia served as a member of the Parliament of Fiji from 1972 to 1985, chairman of the Township Board of Nadi, and was the first mayor of the Nadi Town Council. He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1971 Birthday Honours, for services to the community.

Political career

Lodhia was elected chairman of the Nadi Township Board in 1970, succeeding A. H. Sahu Khan, until the Local Government Act of 1972, which replaced the board with the Nadi Town Council. He became mayor of the town council in 1972 and served until the end of his term in December 1973. Lodhia won every parliamentary election since 1972, until in December 1985, when he resigned from the National Federation Party (NFP) in protest of S. M. Koya's leadership.

References

  1. "No. 45388 (FIJI)". The London Gazette. 4 June 1971. p. 6003. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "Nadi Town Council". nadi-town-council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. "NADI TOWN COUNCIL 2016 ANNUAL REPORT" (PDF). parliament.gov.fj. p. 40. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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