New Delhi: The counting of votes for the 48 Goa zilla (district) panchayat elections is underway at Indoor Stadium, Campal here on Monday.
According to the Goa state Election Commission (SEC), out of the total 48 Zilla Panchayat seats, 25 are in North Goa, while 23 are in the South. The state had witnessed a voter turnout of 56.82 per cent in the elections held on December 12.
According to the Goa State Election Commission, there was 58.43 per cent voting in North Goa district and 55 per cent in South Goa district. Panchayat polls were the first major elections in the state since the Covid-19 outbreak began in March this year.
A total of 200 candidates are in the fray including 41 from BJP, 37 from Congress, 20 from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), 17 from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), 6 from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and 79 independent candidates.
UPDATES:
# North Goa results till 12pm: BJP wins 6 seats, Congress 1, Independent 3
# South Goa results till 12pm: BJP wins 5 seats, Congress 1, Independent 2
# Independent candidate Antonio Vas elected from Cortalim.
# BJP candidate Ulhas Yeshwant Tuenkar wins from Davorlim.
# BJP candidate Umakant Gawde wins Usgao-Ganje seat.
# Shidharth Shriniwas G Dessai, BJP candidate, wins in Xeldem.
# Ranganath Kalshavkar, Independent candidate wins from Arambol.
# Kavita Kiran Kandolkar, independent candidate, wins Colvale seat.
# BJP candidate Sanisha Toraskar wins in Siolim.
# Shiny Emilda de Oliveira, Indian National Congress candidate, wins from Santa Cruz.
# Domnic Minguel Gaonkar, Independent candidate, wins from Raia.
# Independent candidate Pradip Shantaram Revodkar wins from Latambarcem in Bicholim assembly constituency.
# MGP candidate Ganpati Naik is leading in Queula.
# Independent candidate Inez Doris Diwas is leading in Siolim.
# Independent candidate Ranganath Kalshavkar is leading in Arambol.
# Independent candidate Antonio Vas is leading in Cortalim.
# BJP candidate Sagun Wadkar is leading in Honda.
# BJP candidate Umakant Guade is leading in Usgao-Ganje.
# Independent candidate Kavita Kiran Kandolkar is leading in Colvale.
# Independent candidate Domnic Gaonkar is leading in Raia.
# BJP candidate Shidharth Shriniwas Dessai is leading in Xeldem.
# BJP candidate Ulhas Tuyekar is leading in Davorlim.
