BJP wins Panaji bypoll

Posted on 16th Feb 2015 03:09 pm by mohit kumar

Panaji, Feb 16 (IANS) BJP's Sidharth Kunkolienkar Monday won the Panaji bypoll, defeating his nearest rival from the Congress party by 5,368 votes.

Four candidates were contesting the Panaji by-poll that was necessitated after the elevation of then sitting legislator and former chief minister Manohar Parrikar to the union cabinet as Defence Minister in November last year.

Voting for the by-poll was conducted Feb 13.

Kunkolienkar polled 9,989 votes to win the contest, while Surendra Furtado (Congress) polled 4,621 votes.

Two independents, Samir Kelekar and Sadanand Vaingankar, polled 624 and 140 votes respectively.

Other news

Navratri Kalash Sthapana: How to do Kalash Sthapana on the first day of Sharadiya Navratri? Know the rules and importance of worship.

Shardiya Navratri, the festival of worship of Adishakti, has started today. Navratri is a festiva

Gurugram Pub Attack: After Chandigarh, now an attack on a pub in Gurugram... two bombs were thrown; one scooty burnt

After Chandigarh, now a pub in Cyber ​​City Gurugram has been attacked. A Human Pub in Sector

Jharkhand School Controversy: Jharkhand government surrounded by Islamization of schools, NCPCR sought a report

Imposing Islamic Practices in Jamtara and Garhwa District's Schools: The issue of Islamization of

Arvind Kejriwal: 'Is it right for BJP to topple governments', Kejriwal's letter to RSS chief; asked 5 questions

After resigning from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi, today Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Co

Virat in worst ODI form: Iyer became the top ODI scorer of 2022, know 5 records made in the second match

Bangladesh beat India by 5 runs in the second ODI. With this victory, Bangladesh has taken an una

Iranian women took to the streets against the hijab: and publicly removed the veil in protest against the Islamic law, put the video on social media

Iran is one of the countries where wearing an Islamic hijab is mandatory for women. Iranian women

8 Indians Sentenced To Death: Which eight Indians were given death sentences in Qatar, in which case were they found guilty? know

Qatar court has sentenced eight former Indian Navy employees to death on October 27. India is ext

Pushpa 2 Song Kissik Out: 'Pushpa 2' new song 'Kisik' released, Allu Arjun and Srileela's pairing rocked

One of the biggest films of the year, 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' is going to hit the theatres soon. The

Tata cars will be made at Ford's plant: Tata will take over Ford Motors' Gujarat plant, gets cabinet approval

Tata Motors has got permission to take over the passenger car manufacturing plant of Ford Motor l

Uttarakhand: Big relief to the government from the High Court, now an unlimited number of pilgrims will be able to travel to Chardham

The Uttarakhand government has got a big relief from the Nainital High Court regarding the number