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165 aspirants lay claim for Cong tickets
Sons, daughters, wives of MLAs add up the numbers
Team Herald
PANJIM: On the last day for filing of applications by Congressmen,
Congress Party Tuesday received 165 applications from ticket aspirants
for the Assembly elections. Not only Congress MLAs sitting on the
fringers, but also sons, daughters and wives of some Congress MLAs
submitted their applications with a desire to contest ensuing Assembly
election, on Congress ticket.
Valanka Alemao, daughter of PWD Minister Churchill Alemao submitted her
application wanting to contest from Benaulim.
Yuri Alemao, son of Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao too has
submitted his application on the last day. Yuri Alemao wants to contest
from Sanguem constituency.
Both new aspirants from Alemao household were rumoured to be trying for
NCP ticket. Jennifer Monserrate who contested as an independent against
St Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes, in 2007 assembly election, also
submitted her application form. It was not known whether she wants to
contest from St Cruz or from Taleigao, the constituency which is
represented by her husband Atanasio Monserrate, who wants to move his
turf to St Cruz this time around.
Ritesh Naik, elder son of Home Minister Ravi Naik has submitted
application form desiring to contest from Madkaim constituency which is
currently, being represented by MGP MLA Sudin Dhavlikar.
Home Minister’s younger son Roy Naik is planning to contest from Mayem.
Shalom Sardinha, son of South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha also wants to
contest election and filed his application for Curtorim constituency.
The constituency is currently represented by Congress MLA Aleixo
Reginaldo Lourence.
However, it was not known if Divya Rane, wife of Health Minister
Vishwajit Rane has submitted her application form. Besides Rajesh
Patnekar, Dayanand Sopte and others aspirants who submitted their
applications Tuesday, Tulio D’Souza who has staked claims for Saligao
constituency while Ashish Shirodkar has filled his applications for
candidacy from Mapusa constituency.
Highest number of applications was received for Mormugao constituency,
followed by Canacona eleven and Cuncolim three.
The applications will be scrutinized on December 30 before being
forwarded to party’s central election committee. As declared by the Goa
Pradesh Congress Committee ( GPCC) President Subhash Shirodkar on
Monday, they will finalize the candidates after January 15.
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