Goemkarponn desk
CANACONA: Tensions ran high as counting was taken up for the 56 booths of Canacona’s 7 village panchayats.
Canacona Returning Officer/Mamlatdar Manoj Korgaonkar, under the watchful eyes of Observer/Dy Collector Ramesh Gaonkar, took up the counting of votes on 9 different tables especially set up in Conference Hall. 3 officials manned each of 9 tables while counting was Alphabetically taken up, being first with Agonda panchayat.
Within an hour, the results of the Agonda panchayat were out. Karuna Kishore Phaldessai, Preetal Fernandes, John Fernandes, Nilesh G. Pagui, Fatima Rodrigues, Canisha Fernandes and Ramnath Velip were declared elected.
Interestingly, all the elected candidates are new to the panchayat, as outgoing Sarpanch Badal Naikgaunkar, Ex-sarpanch Milagrinha Fernandes, and Ex-Dy Sarpanch Shilpa Pagi bite the dust.
Soon after, Khola results were out and Tejal Pagui, her husband Ex-sarpanch and panch Ajay Pagui, Krupesh Velip, Ex-ZP Krishna Velip, Pradnya G Kamat, Priyanka Velip, Ex-sarpanch and outgoing dy.sarpanch Pandhari Prabhudessai, Prabhakar Vaiz and Priyanka Povitra Vaiz were declared elected. Outgoing Sarpanch Purna Nayak and her husband, ex-Sarpanch Shrinivas Nayak lost both their seats.
Suspense prevailed at Khotigao; two wards, ward no.1 and 3, were taken up for re-counting several times, with every time equations changing in favour of either candidate. Jayesh Gaonkar, Anandu Dessai, Krishna Gaonkar, Vrunda Vasu Velip and Poonam Gaonkar were declared elected. ex-Sarpanchas Daya Gaonkar and Rajesh Gaonkar were the prominent losses in Khotigao.
Gaondongrim winners Saloni Gaonkar, Ashok Velip, Anand Velip, Prabhakar Gaonkar, Sarita Velip, Vinita Gaonkar, Sarita J. Gaonkar, Vinita Gaonkar, Ashok Biva Velip and Sarita Y Gaonkar. Yeshwant (Dhilon) Desai was elected unopposed. Incidentally, Dhillon Dessai whisked away around of 5 elected Panch members, stating his panel has Ex-sarpanch Ashok
At Loliem -Polem panchayat Pratija Sachin Bandekar won by just two votes, as 8 out of 9 panch members were elected opposed to BJP ‘s Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar.
Nisha S Chari, Ratna Prabhakar, Chandrakant Sudhir, Outgoing sarpanch Sachin Naik, Ashutosh Bandekar,vPrstijs Bandekar, Rajesh Naik, Ex-sarpanch Ajita Lolienkar, and Supriya S. Pagui. Interestingly, Ajit Lolienkar informed the people’s panel or joint opposition has won the panchayat elections, hinting the panchayat doesn’t owe any allegiance to Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar.
At Poinguinim winners are Rashika Velip, Pravir Bhandari, Satish Poinguinkar, Sunil Paingankar (Unopposed), John Barretto, Ashmita A Joshi, Shilpa Vipin Prabhugaongkar, Govind (Mahesh) Naik and Savita Tawadkar (Speaker and Canacona MLA Wife)
At Shrishthal winners are outgoing Sarpanch Ramu Naik, Levia Naik, Shivray Deshmukh, Dashrath Gaonkar, Rajesh Velip (unopposed), Shejal Gaonkar,v Ganesh Gaonkar, Akshadha Velip and Nilesh Janu Gaonkar.
The prominent among those who bite the dust are Ex-sarpanch Devendra Naik, and Ex-sarpanch Datta(Pandurang) Gaonkar.
Assistant Returning Officer/AK Gayatri Dessai announced that winners’ certificates will be issued only after 3 pm, even as hectic efforts were underway to form the panchayat’s, some even advancing their names to the post of sarpanch.
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