Sadanand Maharaj
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| name = Sadanand Maharaj
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| office = Member of the Executive Council
| term = 1950–1953
| office2 = Nominated Member of the Legislative Council
| term2 = 1950–1953
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| death_date = Suva, Fiji
| death_place = 8 April 1962
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Sadanand Maharaj (died 8 April 1962) was an Indo-Fijian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council between 1950 and 1953.
Biography
Maharaj was the son of Badri Maharaj, the first Indo-Fijian member of the Legislative Council.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-317732005/view?sectionId=nla.obj-330152205&partId=nla.obj-317770082#page/n52/mode/1up Indian Nominated MLC's Appointed In Fiji] Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1950, p51 In the late 1930s he moved to Wairuku in Rakiraki District. A keen scout, he was a scout commissioner in his district.
He contested the Indian Northern & Western seat in the 1940 elections, but was defeated by B. D. Lakshman by 1,010 to 447 votes.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-315984307/view?sectionId=nla.obj-329526979&partId=nla.obj-315986086#page/n7/mode/1up/ Councillors Elected In Fiji] Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1940, p6 Following the 1950 elections, he was appointed to the Legislative Council as one of the two Indo-Fijian nominees by Governor Brian Freeston, and also became a member of the Executive Council, serving on both until 1953.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-326526675/view?partId=nla.obj-326605518#page/n142/mode/1up/ Mr. S. Maharaj] Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1962, p141 He also served on the Agricultural Advisory Committee for several years and as a Justice of the Peace.Department of Agriculture Report for the Year 1959 In the 1959 Birthday Honours he was made an MBE for public service.[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41727/supplement/3722/data.pdf "Supplement to the London Gazette, 13th June 1959"] London Gazette
He died in Suva on 8 April 1962 at the age of 59 .{{efn|Alison Mahraj paternal granddaughter taken from fathers birth certificate.}}
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Category:Fijian politicians of Indian descent
Category:Fijian justices of the peace
Category:People associated with Scouting
Category:Scouting and Guiding in Fiji
Category:Members of the Legislative Council of Fiji
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Fiji