Panaji, December 14: Results of Zilla Panchayat elections in Goa will be announced on Monday. The counting will begin from 8 am at 15 notified centres across the state. The BJP has won 32 seats, while the Congress has bagged four seats. Seven Independent candidates won the elections. The MGP managed to win three seats, while the NCP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) bagged one each.
BJP won in Xeldem, Davorlim, Cola. Independent candidate Kavita Kiran Kandolkar has been elected from Colvale. BJP won from Barcem and Rivona. BJP candidate Khushali Jorgo Velip wins from Barcem and Suresh Datta Kepekar wins from Rivona.
Independent party candidate Domnic Minguel Gaonkar has been elected from Raia village falls under the Goa Assembly constituency of Curtorim. Mahesh Anant Sawant, BJP candidate, wins from Karapur-Sarvan on Monday. BJP candidate Shankar Chodankar won Mayem seat in the Goa Zilla Panchayat Election results 2020 on Monday.
According to Goa State Election Commission, there was 58.43 per cent voting in North Goa district and 55 per cent in South Goa district. Zilla Panchayat polls were the first major elections in the coastal state since the coronavirus outbreak began in March this year. Goa Zilla Panchayat Election Results 2020 Live Streaming: Watch Live Telecast of Poll Outcome on DD News Panaji.
In the polls held on Saturday, a turnout of 56.82 percent was recorded. The numbers were down as compared to the previous Zilla panchayat polls, with analysts attributing the same to the ongoing pandemic.
While Goa has a total of 50 zilla panchayat seats, polls in two constituencies were not held. The election was cancelled in Navelim due to the death of a candidate, while in Sancoale, the BJP candidate won unopposed.
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