Five Couples in Fray to Add Spice to Goa Assembly Polls
3 years, 1 month ago

Five Couples in Fray to Add Spice to Goa Assembly Polls

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Apart from being a multi-cornered fight with several parties in fray, next month’s Goa Assembly elections will be an interesting affair for another reason – as many as five couples will be testing their electoral luck. BJP leader and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane is contesting from Valpoi Assembly segment, while his wife, Deviya, has filed her nomination from Poriem constituency on BJP ticket. The BJP has also given ticket to Atanasio Monserratte from Panaji Assembly constituency and to his wife, Jeniffer, from Taleigao seat. While he has been given ticket by the BJP to contest from his traditional Quepem seat, Savitri was denied ticket by the party from Sanguem assembly segment. Mamata Banerjee-led TMC has given ticket to Kiran Kandolkar from Aldona constituency, while his wife, Kavita, would fight the polls as the party candidate from Thivim constituency.

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Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll
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Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Trinamul Congress on Friday announced the names of four candidates in a mixed bag of old and new faces for the assembly bypoll in West Bengal to be held on July 10. The TMC supremo however did not give a second chance to another BJP turncoat Biswajit Das, who had also resigned as an MLA to contest the parliamentary …

Goa Election Results 2022: Three Couples Set to Enter State Assembly
3 years ago

Goa Election Results 2022: Three Couples Set to Enter State Assembly

News 18  

The new Goa Assembly will have three pairs of husband and wife among its 40 members. Vishwajit Rane, health minister in the outgoing BJP government, and his wife Divya won comfortably on party tickets from Valpoi and Poriem Assembly seats, respectively. Congress’ Michael Lobo won from his traditional assembly constituency Calangute, while wife Delilah won from Siolim, also on Congress …

Goa Election Results 2022: BJP's 'carnival' in Goa, set to form govt, again
3 years ago

Goa Election Results 2022: BJP's 'carnival' in Goa, set to form govt, again

India TV News  

The new Goa Assembly will have three pairs of husband and wife among its 40 members. Vishwajit Rane, health minister in the outgoing BJP government, and his wife Diviya won comfortably on party tickets from Valpoi and Poriem Assembly seats, respectively. Congress' Michael Lobo won from his traditional assembly constituency Calangute, while wife Delilah won from Siolim, also on Congress …

Goa Assembly polls | Congress veteran Pratapsingh Rane withdraws from fray after BJP fields his daughter-in-law from same seat
3 years, 1 month ago

Goa Assembly polls | Congress veteran Pratapsingh Rane withdraws from fray after BJP fields his daughter-in-law from same seat

The Hindu  

In a setback to the Congress in Goa, party veteran and former State Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane, whom the grand old party gave ticket from his traditional Poriem seat for the next month's Assembly elections, has now withdrawn from the poll race. Sources close to Mr. Rane told PTI that the veteran leader has decided to withdraw from the fray …

Demand for tickets for wives delays BJP list for Goa Assembly polls
3 years, 2 months ago

Demand for tickets for wives delays BJP list for Goa Assembly polls

India Today  

It's not just Late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal whose demand for a BJP ticket is delaying the party's list of candidates in Goa. Goa Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant 'Babu' Kavlekar, who himself is seeking a candidature from Sanguem Assembly constituency, has also sought a ticket for his wife Savitri from the Quepem seat. READ: Go Goa Gone: 24 of 40 …

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