Sarvan Singh (died 1979) was an

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lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the

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and

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from 1970 until his death.

Biography

Born in

Labasa Labasa (pronounced ) is a town in Fiji with a population of 27,949 at the most recent census held in 2007. Labasa is located in Macuata Province, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. Th ...

, Singh became a solicitor. He joined the

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and was appointed to the

in 1970 as one of the Leader of the Opposition's nominees.They're the new Senate
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', November 1970, p28 He remained in the Senate until 1974, when he successfully contested a by-election for the Savusavu–Macuata East constituency of the House of Representatives following the death of

James Madhavan James Madhavan (died 20 December 1973) was an Indo-Fijian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives for most of the period between 1947 and 1973 and had two spells in the Executive Council. Biography Ma ...

, and became a member of the lower house. He was subsequently re-elected in the March 1977 from the Labasa–Bua constituency. When the party split prior to the September 1977 elections he became part of the Flower faction. He died in early 1979.

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