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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Goa Panchayat Election Results 2017: Calangute's Michael Lobo-backed panel wins; Manohar Parrikar says result establishes BJP is main force

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that ‪‪Goa Panchayat Election Results 2017, announced today, have established that Bharatiya Janata Party is the main force in the state.

Meanwhile, the panel of Michael Lobo, the BJP legislator from Calangute, has swept the Parra panchayat with six panch members.

A total of 80.33 percent voters cast their ballot in the Goa village Panchayat Elections held on Sunday. 83.16 percent voting was reported in North Goa district, while 77.86 percent voting was recorded in South Goa district.

The elections were held for 186 panchayat bodies consisting of 1,450 wards, out of which 540 have been reserved for scheduled caste/scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and other backward class (OBC) candidates and 490 for women including 323 in general category.

As many as 5,223 candidates were in fray and over 7.49 lakh people were eligible to cast their votes.
A total of 55 candidates were already elected unopposed.

Source:-Zeenews

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