Team Goemkarponn
PORVORIM: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a resounding victory in both Penha de França and Succoro Zilla Panchayat constituencies under the Porvorim Assembly segment, defeating the Congress by huge margins and securing a combined lead of 10,426 votes.
In Penha de França, BJP candidate Sandeep Salgaonkar defeated Congress nominee Eldric D’Souza by 4,739 votes. Salgaonkar polled 7,511 votes, while D’Souza managed 2,772 votes. Revolutionary Goans Party (RG) candidate Rohan Dhavade received 547 votes. Of the 11,155 votes cast, 10,956 were valid and 199 were rejected.
In Succoro, BJP’s Amit Asnodkar scored an emphatic victory over Congress candidate Gorakhnath Mandrekar, winning by 5,687 votes. Asnodkar secured 9,195 votes, while Mandrekar received 3,508 votes. Independent candidate and former Zilla Panchayat member Kartik Kudnekar polled 1,014 votes, while Tiotino Lobo of the Revolutionary Goans Party garnered 1,605 votes. Of the 15,930 votes polled, 15,744 were valid and 186 were rejected.
Voters Back Development: Khaunte
Tourism Minister and Porvorim MLA Rohan A. Khaunte thanked voters for what he termed a clear mandate for development. Speaking to the media, Khaunte said the electorate had decisively rejected negative campaigning and reaffirmed its faith in progress-oriented governance.
He claimed that Congress suffered a complete defeat across Goa in the Zilla Panchayat elections, adding that voters had embraced the vision of “Viksit Bharat” and “Swayampurna Goa”, once again placing their trust in the double-engine government.
Khaunte noted that the Succoro Zilla Panchayat constituency comprises four panchayats spread across three Assembly segments, where the BJP candidate secured nearly 60 per cent of the votes, while in Penha de França, the BJP polled around 67 per cent.
Salgaonkar, Asnodkar Thank Voters
Reacting to his victory, Sandeep Salgaonkar said the BJP’s win was the result of extensive door-to-door campaigns and corner meetings. He described the mandate as unprecedented and credited the development works carried out in Porvorim under the leadership of Minister Rohan Khaunte.
Salgaonkar assured that he would work wholeheartedly for the all-round development of Porvorim under Khaunte’s guidance.
Similarly, Amit Asnodkar, the victorious BJP candidate from Succoro, expressed gratitude to voters, stating that the mandate was a clear endorsement of development. He assured that he would actively contribute to Porvorim’s overall growth under the guidance of the Porvorim MLA.
Asnodkar added that voters had once again reposed faith in the BJP and rejected the Congress not only in Succoro and Penha de França, but across Goa.
