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| name= James Madhavan<br />
| image=James Madhavan.jpg<br />
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| office1 = Member of the [[House of Representatives of Fiji|House of Representatives]]<br />
| term1 = 1970–1972<br />
| constituency1 = North-East Vanua Levu<br />
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| term2 = 1972–1973<br />
| constituency2 = Savusavu–Macuata East <br />
| successor2 = [[Sarvan Singh]]<br />
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| office3 = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Fiji|Legislative Council]]<br />
| term3 = 1947–1959<br />
| constituency3 = Eastern (Indo-Fijian)<br />
| predecessor3 = [[B. M. Gyaneshwar]]<br />
| successor3 = [[Vijay R. Singh]]<br />
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| term4 = 1961–1963<br />
| constituency4 = Eastern (Indo-Fijian)<br />
| predecessor4 = [[Vijay R. Singh]]<br />
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| term5 = 1963–1966<br />
| constituency5 = Northern<br />
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| term6 = 1966–1970<br />
| constituency6= North-East Vanua Levu<br />
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| office7 = Member of the [[Executive Council of Fiji|Executive Council]]<br />
| term7 = 1950–1956, 1964–1966<br />
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| birth_date= <br />
| birth_place= Fiji<br />
| death_date= 20 December 1973<br />
| death_place= Fiji<br />
| party= [[Federation Party]], [[National Federation Party]]<br />
| spouse= Eunice Madhavan<br />
| profession= Teacher, Trade Unionist<br />
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'''James Madhavan''' (died 20 December 1973) was an [[Indo-Fijians|Indo-Fijian]] politician. He was a member of the [[Legislative Council of Fiji|Legislative Council]] and [[House of Representatives of Fiji|House of Representatives]] for most of the period between 1947 and 1973 and had two spells in the [[Executive Council of Fiji|Executive Council]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Madhavan initially was a primary school teacher but when the [[Maha Sangh]] sugar cane farmers' union was formed in [[Labasa]], he was one of its earliest members. Unlike in [[Viti Levu]] where it was mainly supported by [[South Indians in Fiji|South Indians]], the Maha Sangh in Labasa had support from a wide cross-section of the Indo-Fijian community. He became the leader of Maha Sangh in Vanua Levu and when the organisation split into two opposing factions, he registered a new association known as the Vanua Levu Farmers Union.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2R3Nk3jUlsC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=%22ami+chandra%22&source=web&ots=bw5YhLOo35&sig=vBCbwbF8o-07nOYlvYnRNu4tDis#PPA10,M1 Industrial associations and local politics]</ref> He also remained an active member of the [[Fiji Teachers Union]] and was its president in the 1950s and early 1960s, retiring from the position in 1967.<ref>{{cite book |last= Mamak|first=Alexander |title=Colour Culture & Conflict |year= 1978|publisher= Pergamon Press|location= Australia|isbn= 0-08-023353-8 |pages=82–83}}</ref><br />
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Madhavan used his status to gain election to the [[Legislative Council of Fiji|Legislative Council]] and was [[1947 Fijian general election|elected]] to the legislature in the Eastern Indo-Fijian constituency in 1947. After being elected, he allied himself with [[A. D. Patel]] against [[Vishnu Deo]]. When Patel lost his seat in the [[1950 Fijian general election|1950 elections]] Madhavan was selected as the Indian representative in the [[Executive Council of Fiji|Executive Council]]. He remained in the Legislative Council until losing his seat in the [[1959 Fijian general election|1959 elections]], when he changed constituencies. However, he returned to the Legislative Council after being re-elected in his previous constituency in a 1961 by-election.<br />
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He contested the [[1963 Fijian general election|1963 elections]] under the banner of [[Citizens Federation]], together with Patel and [[Sidiq Koya]]. All three won convincingly and went on to form the [[Federation Party]] in 1964. In the same year he was appointed to the new Executive Council.<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-325241358/view?partId=nla.obj-325243483#page/n11/mode/1up Fiji Takes A (Cautious) Step Towards Self-Government] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', July 1964, p10</ref> After being re-elected in [[1966 Fijian general election|1966]] he was appointed Deputy Speaker.<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-331795483/view?partId=nla.obj-331935507#page/n10/mode/1up Fiji's New Opposition Gets Down To Business] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1966, p9</ref><br />
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Madhavan died in December 1973 at the age of 58.<ref>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-333237930/view?partId=nla.obj-333390872#page/n101/mode/1up Mr James Madhavan] ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', February 1974, p100</ref> His son [[Shiromaniam Madhavan|Shiromaniam]] was also a politician.<br />
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