Goa Panchayat Election results: Counting of votes for Goa Panchayat elections is underway at 21 centres across 12 talukas and results are expected to be declared later by the evening today (August 12). The fate of over 5,000 candidates in 1,464 wards is to be decided following the polling which was held on Wednesday (August 10).
As much as 78.70 per cent voter turnout was recorded for the panchayats elections with a total of 6,26,496 voters casting their votes.
While 81.45 per cent voting was recorded in North Goa, 76.13 per cent was recorded in South Goa.Sattari taluka in North Goa recorded the highest voter turnout of 89. 30 per cent, while Salcette taluka of South Goa saw the lowest turnout.
A total of 64 candidates have been elected unopposed from different village panchayats, of which 41 are from North Goa and 23 from South Goa.
North Goa district has 97 panchayats, with 2,667 candidates in the fray, while 2,371 others contested polls for 89 panchayats in South Goa.
As per the official data, there are 3,85,867 voters in North Goa, and 4,11,153 in South Goa.
Key pointers of results: READ
- Around five candidates backed by the transport minister Mauvin Godinho win the 7-member Bogmalo panchayat.
- BJP spokesperson Urfan Mulla loses the election for Rumdamol panchayat.
- According to local media, Uday Naik won from the Bhati Village Panchayat Sanguem on Friday.
- Viola Pacheco, wife of former minister Mickky Pacheco, wins from Betalbatim panchayat.
- Drishti Kavlekar defeats six-time panch member and former sarpanch of Chimbel panchayat, Chandrakant Kunkalkar.
- Panels put up by former BJP Cuncolim MLA Clafacio Dias wins in Ambaulim and Paroda panchayats.
- Of the seven wards in the Ibrampur - Hankhanem panchayat election result, Disha Halarnkar, the candidate from the seventh ward was elected unopposed.
- Neha Madkaikar on Friday won the Collem Panchayat from Ward 1, reported media Goa 24x7.
- 82-year-old Bhago Bhairo Varak, a candidate from ward 6 of the Van Moulingue Kudchire Gram Panchayat, won this year's election, according to local reports.
- Martha Saldanha, a four time sarpanch and six time pach lost in the Cansaulim Panchayat election this year, reported Goa 24x7.
- According to local reports, 72-years-old Rukmini Gaonkar wins from Ward-7 of Dabal Kirlapal Village Panchayat with 550 votes.
- Savita Tawadkar, wife of Canacona MLA and speaker, Ramesh Tawadkar, has won Poinguinim panchayat.
- Sanzil D'Costa, ex-sarpanch and brother of Congress Quepem MLA Altone D'Costa, defeated by Medini Naik who was supported by ex-MLA Chandrakant Kavlekar, in Fatorpa panchayat election.
(With PTI inputs)
ALSO READ: Goa panchayat polls: Election to 186 village panchayats today; 5,038 candidates in fray
ALSO READ: After Delhi and Punjab, AAP recognized as state party in Goa by EC: Arvind Kejriwal
