Chandra Prakash Sharma

Sharma studied at the University of Otago until he was deported,^[1] later qualifying as a chartered accountant and joined the civil service,^[2] where he became chief accountant at the Treasury.^[1] In the early 1970s he was seconded from the Ministry of Finance to the Savings Bank of Fiji.^[3] He also served as president of the Fiji Public Servants' Association.^[4]

A member of the National Federation Party, he contested the Suva Rural seat in the March 1977 elections and defeated incumbent (and former NFP member) Vijay Parmanandam and Vijay R. Singh.^[2] However, following the party's split later in the year, he did not run for re-election in the September 1977 elections.^[1]

He died in Melbourne in 1979.^[5] His son Neil later also served as an MP.^[1]