Mr Mohammed Saneem
FEO to Conduct Fiji Teachers Union National Elections
Venue: FEO Media Centre
Date: 12/04/21
Time: 2pm
The Fijian Elections Office [“FEO”] will be conducting the Fiji Teachers Union [“FTU”] National Elections this week on 16 and 17 April, 2021.
Polling will take place between 3pm to 5pm on Friday, 16 April and between 9am to 3pm on Saturday, 17 April, 2021.
The FEO will be opening 22 polling venues around the country to cater for the 4,917 union members who will be casting their votes.
The list of Polling Venues are:
|
BRANCH |
POLLING VENUES |
TOTAL NO. OF VOTERS |
|
Nasinu |
Rishikul Sanatan College |
386 |
|
Navua |
Vashist Muni Primary School |
151 |
|
Savusavu |
Khemendra Central Primary School |
129 |
|
Lautoka |
Lautoka Special School |
498 |
|
Tavua |
Tavua Primary School |
147 |
|
Nadi |
Nadi Sangam College |
416 |
|
Suva |
FTU Head Quarters |
623 |
|
Tailevu |
Korovou Primary School |
98 |
|
Nadroga |
(i) Sigatoka Methodist Primary School (ii) Loma Primary School (iii) Tuva Primary School |
230 |
|
Labasa |
(i) St Mary’s Primary School (ii) Dreketi Primary School (iii) Daku Bhartiya Primary School (v) Seaqaqa Central College |
785 |
|
Levuka |
Levuka Public Primary School |
132 |
|
Ba |
Ba Sangam Primary School |
416 |
|
Rakiraki |
(i) Penang Sangam Primary School (ii) Vunikavikaloa Arya Primary School |
234 |
|
Taveuni |
Taveuni Central Primary School |
100 |
|
Bua |
Korokadi Primary School |
115 |
|
Rewa |
Vunimono High School |
457 |
The FEO will be using Touch Screen Voting [“TSV”] Machines in the Central Polling Venues including; Rishikul Sanatan College, FTU HQ and Vunimono High School. The FEO has been using TSV Machines in small scale elections since 2017.
For touch screen voting, the voter will be issued a Voting Card for each Position that is being contested which will need to be inserted into the TSV Machine. The Screen will display the Names and Photos of all the candidates contesting that Position. The Voter can select the candidate(s) of their choice which will be printed on the Voting Card. The Voter then takes the Voting Card and drops it in the Ballot Box.
A total of 87 polling officials will be working in this election of whom 42 are internal FEO staff and 45 are external.
Members can vote by Attendance Voting while those who are living in maritime areas can vote by Postal Voting.
Postal Voting opened on Friday, 9 April 2021 and all postal votes must reach the FEO headquarters by 4pm on 15 April 2021.
FTU members will be voting for six (6) positions while there two (2) additional positions that are not being contested.
The breakdown is as follows:
|
Position: President (1) |
|
|
Surname |
First Name(s) |
|
Goundar |
Muniappa |
|
Umarao |
Newal |
|
Kumar |
Sunil |
|
Position: Vice President (3) |
|
|
Barman |
Nakul Deo |
|
Raman |
Sanjay Abhinash |
|
Chand |
Shareen |
|
Sharma |
Pranesh Praveen |
|
Kumar |
Arvind |
|
Nand |
Ajeshni |
|
Position: General Secretary (1) |
|
|
Singh |
Agni Deo |
|
Prasad |
Arun |
|
Position: Assistant General Secretary (1) |
|
|
Masud |
Sheik Mohammed |
|
Lingam |
Rajnesh Ishwar |
|
Position: National Executive Committee Member (3) |
|
|
Prakash |
Madhur |
|
Prasad |
Ravinesh |
|
Kumar |
Pranesh |
|
Kumar |
Pratosh |
|
Position: Publicity Officer (1) |
|
|
Padayachi |
Govind Sami |
|
Singh |
Brij Bhan |
After voting closes at 3pm on Saturday, counting will commence at all the polling stations. Following this, the results will be tabulated at the FEO headquarters and released.
The last FTU National Elections were held on 13 April 2019.
The term of the members who will be appointed will be for two years.
The FEO is rolling out a massive logistics exercise to deliver this election. We urge all members of the FTU to come out and vote for your union representatives.
Ends.
