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  2017 result…. It may be recalled that in 2017, Congress party leader Luizinho Faleiro won the Navelim seat by defeating independent candidate Avertano Furtado with a margin of 2478 votes. Luisinho managed to get 8183 votes whereas Furtado got 5705 votes last election. Edwin Cardozo was in third place who got 3027 votes and was also an independent. BJP then was not at all in the competition. But this time BJP has fielded a strong candidate in the form of Ullhas Tuenkar in Navelim. MLAs of NAVELIM…. 1963: Alvaro de Loyola Furtado, United Goans Party (Sequeira Group) 1967: Leo Velho…

2017 RESULT… In 2017, Jennifer Monserrate polled 11,389 (51.19%) votes and won by a margin of 2,853 votes against BJP candidate Dattaprasad Naik, who secured 8,536 (38.37%) votes. A total of 1,960 votes were polled by Rodrigues of the AAP in her maiden assembly election. The BJP recorded a gain of 7.02% in its vote share as compared to 2012. Tough time for Jenifer in HOME TURF of Taleigao…. Goemkarponn desk TALEIGAO: Taleigao, the bastion of the Monserrate couple, is set for an apparent triangular fight this election, where BJP will have to fight it out with Congress and Aam…

Goemkarponn desk Today, PONDA: Bharatiya Kisan Sang Goa Pradesh Convenor Sanjeev Cuncolienkar said he has given a memorandum requesting various political parties and candidates contesting the 2022 assembly election to include in their manifestos the multiple issues of Goan farmers, including agricultural policies along with welfare scheme for the betterment of farmers community. Sanjeev said over the years, farmers issues are remained neglected. He said there is badly need to prepare a comprehensive agricultural policy in Goa. “There is a Tourism Policy but not a policy for Agriculture, and due to conflict of interest, the various departments of government are…

Congress MLAs DEFECTIONS since 2017…. Vishwajit Rane Dayanand Sopte Subash Shirodkar Babu Kavlekar Babush Monseratte Jennifer Monseratte Francis Silveira Tony Fernandes Clafasio Dias Wilfred D’Sa Isidore Fernandes Nilkanth Halarnkar Filipe Neri Congress Candidates take “Loyalty Pledge”; in the presence of Rahul Gandhi, vow not to defect post polls AAP candidates in Goa were first to take Loyalty pledge in presence of Kejriwal Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: All the candidates of the Congress-Goa Forward alliance today took the pledge of loyalty not to defect from the party (alliance) after the Goa Assembly Elections. Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi landed in…

Goemkarponn desk MANDREM: In the Mandrem constituency, which is known for an educationist like Laxmikant Parsekar, there are eight candidates from all parties and independents for this upcoming assembly elections. In comparison to their education, Revolutionary Goans candidate Sunayana Gawde has the highest educational qualification. This young candidate has completed her education from KG and higher secondary education in science from Parsekar’s Harmal Panchkroshi educational institute. The lady RG candidate is fighting this political battle with the Parsekar himself to everybody’s surprise. After obtaining an engineering degree in IT, she later obtained a master’s degree that is M.Tech, from the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Aditya provided medical assistance to an injured fisherman who had suffered multiple fractures while fishing in the sea off the Goa coast yesterday. As per PRO Defence, Mumbai, based on a distress call received from a fishing boat, FV Mahonnathan, INS Aditya provided medical assistance to the critically injured fisherman about 75 nautical miles West of Goa. The fisherman had suffered fractures with crush injuries on the fingers of his right hand. The fisherman was provided first aid in the boat before getting him on board to arrest bleeding and further treatment. Once…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal announced an eight-point agenda for the Scheduled Tribe communities in Goa ahead of the state Assembly election. “Past governments in Goa have gone against the Constitution by unjustly neglecting Scheduled Tribe communities in Goa,” said Kejriwal The agenda includes a Tribal sub-plan budget to be spent on tribal communities, 3,000 vacant posts reserved for STs to be filled on an “emergency basis”, Forest Rights Act to be implemented, 12.5 per cent reservation in the Assembly, Free healthcare, Free and good-quality education from childhood till graduation, Rs 1,000 per month for…