Parrikar wins Panaji, Vishwajit Rane wins Valpoi in Goa Bypoll for BJP
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has won the Panaji Assembly by-election, defeating his nearest rival, Girish Chodankar of the Congress, by 4,803 votes.
Parrikar got 9,862 votes against 5,059 by Chodankar.
Goa Suraksha Manch president Anand Shirodkar got only 220 votes, while 301 people opted ‘None of The Above’ or NOTA.
By-elections were held in Goa on August 23.
Manohar Parrikar was sworn in as Goa Chief Minister in March 2017 after the BJP formed a coalition government with Goa Forward Party, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and independents.
Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) president Anand Shirodkar polled 220 votes, while 301 people pressed None of The Above (NOTA) button in the August 23 election.
Chodankar, a senior leader of the Goa Congress, is a close aide of party...