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Panjim I March 6, 2012 I Postal Reg. No. Goa 101 I Pages 4 I Volume no. CXII NO. 068

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Goa sacks conGress n BJP n Cong n GVP n Independents n MGP

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Parrikar led BJP set to form govt

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CONG DECIMATED, DISGRACED, DUMPED BJP’s best ever performance gives it a complete majority TEAM hERAlD teamherald@herald-goa.com

he people of Goa have handed out the saffron slip to the Congress. In a decisive verdict, Goans stamped defeat on the faces of many heavyweight candidates and sent home not just the Congress, but humiliated the icons of the family raj -- the Alemaos. The huge anti-Congress wave spread from Canacona with the immediate beneficiary of people’s anger being shifted to the BJP, which looks set to form the next government along with a array of Independents, who turned out to be the giant killers. The biggest among them was Avertano Furtado, who downed the leader of the Alemao clan, patriarch Churchill Alemao, to cap

the complete demolition of the Alemao raj in South Goa, where all the four Alemaos lost, including Yuri, who contested on an NCP ticket The BJP won 19 seats, miles ahead of the Congress’ 9 at the time of going into print . In a huge help to the new government formation, Mickky Pacheco’s Goa Vikas Party pulled off an incredible two seats in Nuvem and from the Alemao backyard of Benaulim, where star daughter Valanka Alemao’s pride was ground to dust. Pacheco, the GVP boss defeated Power Minister Alexio Sequeira, in a star studded contest which saw the exit of the Congress veteran. The number of heavyweights and sitting MLAs falling took even the BJP by surprise. The list is endless -- Jose Philip D Souza, Alexio Sequeira, Churchill Alemao, Joaquim Alemao, Filipe Neri Rodrigues, Shyam Satardekar, Nilkant Haldankar, Agnelo Fernandes, Dayanand Narvekar, Ravi Naik and Pratap Gauns among others Accepting defeat, outgoing Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said, “The people have voted for the BJP. We don’t have the numbers. We accept defeat gracefully and accept people’s verdict”

Pacheco, the GVP boss defeated Power Minister Alexio Sequeira, in a star studded contest which saw the exit of the Congress veteran.

An obviously elated Manohar Parrikar, poised to be the next Chief Minister of the state said, “We will form the government and are confident that three Independents will support us” So strong has been the BJP’s performance that complicated issues like MGP’s and Independents’ support has been laid to rest by sheer people’s power. While Mickky Pacheco’s party has done 200 times better than a national party, the NCP or the Trinamul Congress drew a blank. The Congress stares at a blank. Its entire cabinet has been virtually wiped out, its regional heavyweights sent back and its organization in tatters. It’s a very long road ahead for the Congress.

Big Losers

Chuchill Alemao Joaquim Alemao Ravi Naik Valanka Alemao Alexio Sequeira Agnelo Fernandes Jose Phip D Souza Rajesh Patnekar Dayanand Narvekar Filipe Neri Rodriges Damu Naik

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OHeraldO

I Goa I Tuesday, March 6, 2012

“We are confident of winning majority and form the government with the help of ally MGP. Three independents have claimed their support to BJP-MGP alliance.”

— Manohar Parrikar (after securing 16 seats)

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o (a feat) Alema de m i u q — Joa

PH0TOS ROZARIO ESTIBEIRO

adEUS: Francis D’Souza consoling Subash Shirodkar after his defeat.

MY PowER: Babush Monserrate all fired up.

dEjEctEd aNd oUt: Nilkanth Halarnkar walks out dejected after suffering defeat.

SMilES hiS waY oUt: Dayanand Narvekar at the Salgaocar Law College.

all SMilES: Naresh Sawal all jubiliant.

ticlo with a ‘ticlo’: Glen Ticlo in celebration mood.

MANDREM

SIOLIM

PANJIM

MAEM

Electorate:

Votes Polled:

29341 25337

Winner’s Margin: 3435 laxMikanT ParsEkar.....BJP .......................11955 Dayanand Sopte ...................Cong.........................8520 Sameer Salgaoncar ..............TMC..........................4591

26335 21432

Winner’s Margin: Counting was in progress at the time of going to press.

21355 16473

25079

20982

Winner’s Margin: 6068

Winner’s Margin: 5719

Manohar Parrikar........BJP .......................11086 Yatin Parekh ..........................Cong.........................5018 Christopher Fonseca.............CPI ..............................383

anant shet............................BJP .......................12054 Pravin Zantye ........................Ind ............................6335 Rudresh Chodankar..............NCP ..........................3585

2007 Winner: Laxmikant Parsekar (BJP)

2007 Winner: Dayanand Mandrekar (BJP)

2007 Winner: Manohar Parrikar (BJP)

2007 Winner: Anant Shet (BJP)

PERNEM

SALIGAO

TALEIGAO

SANQUELIM

Electorate:

Votes Polled:

29488 25314

Winner’s Margin: 8353 raJEnDra arlEkar .........BJP........................16406 Manohar Ajgaonkar .............Cong.........................8053 Subhash Kerkar.....................Ind...............................824

23741

18887

Winner’s Margin: Counting was in progress at the time of going to press.

25914 20616

24064 21301

Winner’s Margin:

Winner’s Margin: 6918

JEniffEr MonsErraTE....Cong.................................

PraMoD sawanT ..............BJP .......................14255 Pratap Gawas ........................Cong.........................7337

Leading and expected to win.

2007 Winner: Manohar Ajgaonkar (Cong)

2007 Winner: Dilip Parulekar (BJP)

2007 Winner: Babush Monserrate (UGDP)

New Constituency

BICHOLIM

CALANGUTE

ST CRUZ

PORIEM

Electorate:

Votes Polled:

23891 20574

22176

17751

25523 20986

27797

24542

Winner’s Margin: 1799

Winner’s Margin: 1875

Winner’s Margin: 2336

Winner’s Margin: 2497

narEsh sawal ..................ind ...........................8331 Rajesh Patnekar ...................Cong.........................6532 Manohar Shirodkar...............BJP............................5411

MiChaEl loBo....................BJP..........................9891 Agnelo Fernandes ................Cong.........................8022

BaBush MonsErraTE .....Cong .......................8644 Dinar Tarcar ...........................MGP .........................6308 Rudolfo Fernandes................Ind ............................5824

PraTaPsinG ranE .............Cong.....................13722 Vishwajeet K Rane ...............BJP.........................11225

2007 Winner: Rajesh Patnekar (BJP)

2007 Winner: Agnelo Fernandes (Cong)

2007 Winner: Victoria Fernandes (Cong)

2007 Winner: Pratapsing Rane (Cong)

TIVIM

PORVORIM

ST ANDRE

VALPOI

Electorate:

Votes Polled:

23599 19841

21192

16870

21332 17018

26089 22490

Winner’s Margin: 1112

Winner’s Margin: 1521

Winner’s Margin: 1213

Winner’s Margin: 2939

kiran kanDolkar............BJP........................10473 Nilkanth Halarnkar ...............NCP ..........................9361 Deelip Chodankar .................GVP.............................204

rohan khaunte ...................ind ...........................4029 Govind Parvatkar ..................BJP ...........................2508 Fermeena Khaunte...............NCP.............................421

Vishnu waGh .....................BJP..........................4930 Francis Silveira ......................Cong..........................3717 Pradip Sangodkar..................Ind ...............................217

VishwaJiT ranE .................Cong.....................12412 Satyavijay Naik ......................BJP............................9473 Bandu Dessai ........................Ind...............................805

2007 Winner: Nilkanth Halarnkar (NCP)

New Constituency

2007 Winner: Francis Silveira (Cong)

2007 Winner: Vishwajit Rane (Ind)

MAPUSA

ALDONA

CUMBARJUA

PRIOL

Electorate:

Votes Polled:

25658 19965

25104

20037

23755 19461

27587

24381

Winner’s Margin: 10172

Winner’s Margin: 3776

Winner’s Margin: 1575

Winner’s Margin: 2100

franCis D’souza..............BJP .......................14955 Ashish Shirodkar ..................NCP ..........................4783

GlEn TiClo ..........................BJP .......................11315 Dayanand Narvekar .............Cong.........................7539 Dr Wilfred D’Souza................TMC ............................643

PanDuranG MaDkaikar Cong .......................9556 Nirmala Sawant ....................Ind ............................7981 Fr. Bismarque Dias................Ind ............................1996

Deepak Dhavlikar................MGP .....................12264 Govind Gaude ........................Ind ..........................10164 Dhaku Madkaikar .................Cong.........................1625

2007 Winner: Francis D’Souza (BJP)

2007 Winner: Dayanand Narvekar (Cong)

2007 Winner: Pandurang Madkaikar (Cong)

2007 Winner: Deepak Dhavlikar (MGP)

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OHeraldO

I Goa I Tuesday, March 6, 2012

People have voted against corruption.

-- Mahadev Naik (Shiroda BJP winner)

y n es toem o ose g h t c i d v e r a c h The ple. They VP peo t is right. y Pacheco (uGvem wha -- Mickk ner from Nuency) win

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photos: BarnaBe sapeco

denied coVerage: Media not allowed to cover the counting process.

Victory that was not to be: Congress supporters await near the Miramar Circle.

dejected: Rudolf Fernandes outside the counting hall.

mute: Rudresh

Chodankar after his loss.

sorry madam: Manohar Parrikar, Sudin Dhavlikar along with Nirmala Sawant who lost out. the final count: The proceedings inside counting hall.

PONDA

DABOLIM

MARGAO

QUEPEM

electorate:

Votes Polled:

28580 22875

19627 15106

28098 21071

28898 24514

Winner’s Margin: 1895

Winner’s Margin: 944

Winner’s Margin: 4452

Winner’s Margin: 6373

LaVoo mamLedaR ............mgP........................9242 Ravi Naik.................................Cong.........................7347 Sayad Imtihaz .......................TMC ............................460

mauVIn godInho...............Cong ......................7468 Premanand Nanoskar ..........GVP...........................6524 Pratap Mardolkar ..................TMC ............................849

dIgamBaR kamaT .............Cong....................12041 Rupesh Mahatme .................BJP ...........................7589 Savio Coutinho.......................TMC..........................1873

ChandRakanT kaVLekaR......Cong .............10994 Prakash Velip ........................Ind ............................4621 P Arjun Velip ...........................MGP .........................4536

2007 Winner: Ravi Naik (Cong)

New Constituency

2007 Winner: Digambar Kamat (Cong)

2007 Winner: Chandrakant Kavlekar (Cong)

SHIRODA

CORTALIM

BENAULIM

CURCHOREM

electorate:

Votes Polled:

26023 22807

26652 20907

28173

21050

23577

19564

Winner’s Margin: 2262

Winner’s Margin: 2269

Winner’s Margin: 2001

Winner’s Margin: 8792

mahadeV naIk ...................BJP........................12216 Subhash Shirodkar ..............Cong.........................9954

maTanhY saLdanha .........BJP ..........................7427 Nelly Rodrigues......................GVP...........................5158 Ramakant Borkar..................UGDP........................3716

CaITan sILVa .......................gVP .........................9695 Valanka Alemao ....................Cong.........................7694 John Fernandes.....................TMC ..........................1277

nILesh CaBRaL ..................BJP .......................14299 Shyam Satardekar ................Cong.........................5507

2007 Winner: Mahadev Naik (BJP)

2007 Winner: Mauvin Godhinho (Cong)

2007 Winner: Mickky Pacheco (NCP)

2007 Winner: Shyam Satardekar (Cong)

MARCAIM

NUVEM

NAVELIM

SANVORDEM

electorate:

Votes Polled:

25146 22112

27556

21465

23898

18672

26298 23025

Winner’s Margin: 7230

Winner’s Margin: 4196

Winner’s Margin: 2145

Winner’s Margin: 2291

RamkRIshna dhaVLIkaR........mgP..............14952 Ritesh Naik.............................Cong.........................7722

mICkkY PaCheCo ..............gVP.......................12288 Aleixo Sequeira .....................Cong.........................8092 Abdul Sayed ...........................Ind...............................482

aVeRTano fuRTado..........Ind........................10231 Churchill Alemao ...................Cong.........................8086 Ilhas Sheikh............................Ind...............................261

ganesh gaonkaR .............BJP........................10585 Arjun Salgoankar...................Ind ............................8294 Govind Sawant ......................Cong.........................1329

2007 Winner: Ramkrishna Dhavlikar (MGP)

New Constituency

2007 Winner: Churchill Alemao (Cong)

2007 Winner: Anil Salgaonkar (Ind)

MORMUGAO

CURTORIM

CUNCOLIM

SANGUEM

electorate:

Votes Polled:

20324 16032

26270

19502

26761

20408

24467 21206

Winner’s Margin: 1006

Winner’s Margin: 4069

Winner’s Margin: 1313

Winner’s Margin: 483

mILInd naIk ........................BJP..........................7252 Sanklap Amonkar..................Cong.........................6246 Raju Iyer..................................Ind...............................603

RegInaLdo LouRenCo ....Cong....................11221 Domnic Gaonkar ...................Ind.............................7152 C S Dias ..................................UGDP ..........................515

RaJan naIk..........................BJP..........................7738 Joaquim Alemao ...................Cong.........................6425 Mario Moares.........................TMC ............................325

suBhash PhaLdessaI .....BJP ..........................7454 Yuri Alemao ............................NCP...........................6971 Prasad Goankar.....................Ind.............................5737

2007 Winner: Milind Naik (BJP)

2007 Winner: Reginaldo Lourenco (Cong)

2007 Winner: Joaquim Alemao (Cong)

2007 Winner: Vasudev Meng Gaonkar (BJP)

VASCO

FATORDA

VELIM

CANACONA

electorate:

Votes Polled:

28048 21564

26922 21175

29336 21558

31816

26200

Winner’s Margin: 4490

Winner’s Margin: 1939

Winner’s Margin: 4926

Winner’s Margin: 3064

J L CaRLos aLmeIda .........BJP .......................11468 Jose Filipe D’Souza ...............NCP ..........................6978 Karl Vaz...................................Ind ............................1395

VIJaI saRdessaI .................Ind........................10375 Damodar Naik .......................BJP ...........................8436 Piedade Noronha ..................TMC ............................695

Benjamin silva.....................Ind........................13164 Philip Neri Rodrigues ...........Cong.........................8238 Clifton D’Souza ......................Ind...............................386

Ramesh TawadkaR..........BJP .......................14328 Isidore Fernandes ................Cong ......................11264

2007 Winner: Jose Philip D’Souza (NCP)

2007 Winner: Damodar Naik (BJP)

2007 Winner: Philip Neri Rodrigues (Cong)

2007 Winner: Ramesh Tawadkar (BJP)

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OHeraldO

I Goa I Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Agnel Fernandes (Congress’ losing candidate from Calangute): People have spoken a lot about mining. Likewise, family raj was also responsible for the Congress’ defeat.

The people have reinforced their mandate against illegal mining, Regional Plan, Family Raj et al, evident in the poll results which saw the Congress biting the mining dust. Here, we offer a broad view of the election results at the time of going into print. Pernem

Bicholim

PERNEM MANDREM

BICHOLIM MAYEM SANQUELIM

Bardez

Sattari

TIVIM ALDONA CALANGUTE SIOLIM MAPUSA SALIGAO PORVORIM

PORIEM VALPOI

Ponda PONDA SHIRODA MARCAIM PRIOL

Tiswadi PANJIM ST CRUZ ST ANDRE TALEIGAO CUMBHARJUA

Mormugao Sanguem

MORMUGAO VASCO DABOLIM CORTALIM

GoA

SANGUEM SANVORDEM

NoRTh GoA SouTh GoA

BJP CONGRESS MGP INDEPENDENT TMC

GVP

Quepem

Salcette

QUEPEM CURCHOREM

NUVEM CURTORIM FATORDA MARGAO BENAULIM NAVELIM CUNCOLIM VELIM

Canacona CANACONA

quote Manohar Parrikar: (Before the counting began) : We expect to win at least 24 seats as we predict 60 percent votes are in favour of BJP-MGP alliance. This should translate to 24 seats. Yatin Parekh: Campaigning was a major challenge as I never expected to get a Congress ticket. It was a last minute preparation. Meenaxi Martims: Corruption was a major issue in the last five years. Unsteady mentality of the elected representatives led to the Regional Plan and other mess in which we are still entrenched.

m ner fro n i w P lo ( BJ people who c i T n le he Gle ): It is t ge. My peop rk. a n o d l n o A d a cha hard w wante t in a lot of ange. Peou have p s the best ch the proba BJP w d by me. All ld be solved. o ple sto Aldona wou f o lems

Big Winners

Big Losers

n Vijai Sardessai Congress rebel defeats BJP’s Damu Naik and Congress candidate M K Shaikh n Naresh Sawal another Congress rebel wins on an Independent ticket n Rajan Naik defeats Congress family man Joaquim Alemao n Nilesh Cabral defeats Congress incumbent Shyam Satardekar n Michael Lobo trounces Congress Agnelo Fernandes n Glenn Ticlo pulls the rug from under Dayanand Narvekar’s feet n Caitan Silva showed family Raj the door by defeating Churchill’s daughter Valanka Alemao n Mickky Pacheco defeated one of the Congress chief ministerial candidates Aleixo Sequeira.

Ganesh Gaonkar: (BJP’s winning candidate from Sanvordem): People from my constituency were denied development in the last five years. I will ensure they not only get all basic amenities now, but also all round development. I give all my voters and workers the credit for giving me this win. Vijay Sardessai (Independent) winner from Fatorday constituency: People’s power has won. My victory is a victory of self respect. I will support a good chief ministerial candidate. Before my decision, I will discuss with people from my constituency. In the past I have spoken against the family raj. I had told Oscar Fernandes “God help the Congress”. Manohar Parrikar is a good leader.

WE BREAK NEWS, AT DAYBREAK

Caetan Silva ( GVP winner from Benaulim seat): We have shown family raj and corruption the door.

Ramesh Gawas: The main issue was the non-functioning of the entire government. This led to corruption, illegal mining and controversy on the Medium of Instruction. Prakash Velip (losing candidate from Quepem): I will take the loss sportingly, and I thank all the people who have worked with me and supported me throughout my campaigning. Mauvin Godinho: In the last two-to-three days, there was a little tension, but otherwise it was a foregone conclusion that I was winning. There were people who went to such an extend to win communal seats, but my constituency which has around 70 percent Hindus showed faith in me. Printed and published by Vinayak Pai Bir for and on behalf of Herald Publications Pvt Ltd. Printed at Herald Publications Pvt Ltd, Plot No: L-135, Phase II, Verna Industrial Estate, Verna, Salcete, Goa. Published at PO Box 160, Rua Sao Tome, Panjim, Goa - 403001.

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