Team Goemkarponn
CANACONA: Scrutiny of nomination papers for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat elections in Canacona concluded on Wednesday, with one independent candidate’s nomination rejected, while three candidates in Khola and six candidates in Poinguinim cleared the process and remain in the fray.
The nomination of independent candidate Prakash Anant Warik from Poinguinim (Ward 23), who filed his papers on the last day, was rejected after it was found that he had not fulfilled a mandatory requirement for independent candidates. According to sources in the Returning Office, Warik was informed on Tuesday itself that his application was short of one essential condition and was given time to rectify it. However, he failed to comply, leading to his nomination being technically rejected during scrutiny.
In Khola (Ward 22), all three candidates who filed nominations were found to have their papers in order and successfully passed the scrutiny.
In Poinguinim (Ward 23), six candidates cleared the scrutiny process and continue to remain in the contest.
The final list of candidates will be confirmed after the last date of withdrawal.
