[Goanet-news] CONGRATULATIONS Manohar Parrikar on Election Victory in Close Race !
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Congratulations Manohar Parrikar on Election Victory in Close Race ! Way to Go ! From: Dr. Carmo D'Cruz ex IIT Kharagpur ex Velim , Goa now Indian Harbour Beach, Florida From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * फà¥à¤°à¥à¤¡à¤°à¤¿à¤ नà¥à¤°à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¯à¤¾ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet-news] Winners, losers,surprises... and constituencies changing hand Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 10:12:17 +0530 --- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- SURPRISES AND BIG LOSERS * Francisco Sardinha (Cong) in Curtorim * BJP's Ramrao Desai in Curchorem * Matanhy Saldanha (ex-minister in BJP government) loses to Mauvin, in Cortalim * Winner: Mineowner Anil Salgaocar in Sanvordem. [Incidentally, the BJP loses in both Sanvordem and Curchorem, if even for different reasons.] PROMINENT WINNERS * BJP's Manohar Parrikar in Panjim (tough, straight fight... by under 1500 votes) * Cong's Digambar Kamat in Margao * Cong's Ravi Naik in Ponda * Cong's Aleixio Sequeira in Loutolim CONSTITUENCIES CHANGING HANDS * Mormugao (won by BJP, from Congress) * Tivim (claimed by NCP, from BJP) * Curtorim (claimed by UGDP, earlier Congress) * Sanvordem (Independent, earlier held by BJP) * Curchorem (from BJP to Congress) EOE: Errors and ommissions excepted. -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST) Skype: fredericknoronha Yahoochat: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Email fred at bytesforall.org Res: 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet-news] POLL: Who should be given a chance to form the next government
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Consequent to the Elections results to Goa's Legislative Assembly, Who should be given a chance to form the next government: [] Congress-NCP [] BJP [] Anyone who pulls the numbers together [] None of these, they all don't deserve Cast your vote at: http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modloadname=NS-Pollsfile=indexpollID=25 Goanet POLL http://www.goanet.org --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet-news] NEWS: Goa's top leaders, on both sides, bit the dust in poll results
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Goa's top leaders, on both sides, bit the dust in poll results FN PANAJI (Goa), June 5: Some of Goa's top leaders bit the dust in the June 2007 elections, results of which were declared here today. Big names were humbled, leading analysts scrambling for explanations in a state where margins can be thin and electoral motivations, complex and often defying the logic of party labels and anti-incumbency votes. Goa's election results came on Tuesday morning (Ed: June 5, 2007) giving the Congress/NCP 19 seats, BJP 14, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2, Save Goa Front 2, United Goans Democratic Party 1, and independents 2 by the time final results were out for the 40-seat assembly. Former three-time Congress CM Dr Wilfred de Souza (NCP), ex-Speaker Francisco Sardinha (Cong), six-term MLA Luizinho Faleiro (Cong), party spokesperson Jitendra Deshprabhu (Cong), long-time Opposition leader Ramakant Khalap (Cong), ex-ministers Harish Zantye, Subhash Shirodkar and Sanjay Bandekar were some of the bigtime losers on the Congress-NCP side. Party-hopper Isidore Fernandes (Cong) also lost his seat. For the BJP, prominent losers include ex-minister Ramrao Desai, ex-speaker Vishwas Satarkar, party leaders Rajendra Arlekar and Suresh Amonkar (BJP), ex-minister and a Goa scheduled tribes leader Prakash Velip (BJP). BJP's projected chief minister candidate Manohar Parrikar fought back well, and won Panaji for the fourth successive term by 1444 votes. Also among losers were the BJP-backed environmental campaigner Matanhy Saldanha (UGDP). MGP leader Pandurang Raut also lost. Dr Wilfred de Souza, the strong-man of the Nationalist Congress Party in Goa, who has been dominating the Saligao constituency (earlier part of Calangute) since the 1980 election, was perhaps the biggest surprise defeat. Souza long held on to the marginal Saligao constituency, in the northern part of coastal Goa, by a shrewd set of engineering candidates who could split the other party's vote. But this time, inspite of being the NCP candidate backed by the Congress, he lost the seat that was considered his pocket-borough. Obviously, a whole lot of regional and local factors played a role in defeating the big names. If Souza was seen as taking his constituency for granted, Sardinha (who also entered the assembly for the first time in 1980 with Souza) was this time seen as being overconfident days before the election. Jitendra Deshprabhu, whose family has a viscount's title granted by the Portuguese, is a landlord in an area where the Congress has limited support, and his earlier victory there was itself seen as surprising. Religion and caste factors play a role in deciding results, and dented some big players' chances in a Goa which otherwise lives mostly amicably but gets polarised during election-time. BJP leaders were clearly disappointed by the results early on in the day, and towards the ending. Somewhere in the middle, their hopes got buoyed by a swing of seats in favour of their party. Some pointed to the centralised nature of the BJP leadership, and its lack of sufficient local leaders as being responsible for its poor showing. But, at the same time, the BJPs growth in Goa has been most phenomenal when it paralleled the rise of that party in New Delhi. While the fallen leaders spend time to lick their wounds, the question before all now is whether their news replacements will be more citizen-friendly in a state where politicos have come to be known as selfish, arrogant, and ready to hop-parties at the drop of a hat. ENDS --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet-news] GOA ELECTIONS 2007: Final list of winners and losers...
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- [Figure near candidates name reflect votes received, and % of valid votes] 1: Mandrem-Goa No. of Electors 20602 Polling Stations 23 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age80.01 Parsekar Laxmikant (BJP) 585835.54% Khalap Ramakant (INC)414825.17% Manjrekar Shridhar (MGP) 254215.42% Sangeeta Gopal Parab Ind 194911.82% Palyekar Pradip D. Ind849 5.15% Devendra Deshprabhu Ind 679 4.12 Monteiro MeninoF UGDP 458 2.78% Total Valid Votes 16483 100.00% Lead Margin 1710 2: Pernem- Goa No. of Electors 19349 Polling Stations 24 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age80.69% Sopte Dayanand R (BJP) 727246.58% Deshprabhu Jitendra (INC)482730.92% Teli Apa (MGP) 287318.40% Gawandi Hanumant(ShivSena)249 1.59% Sanjay Krishnarao Prabhu Dessai Ind 183 1.17% Smita Bharat Petkar JDS 122 0.78% Asolkar Kishor (Ind) 86 0.55% Total Valid Votes 15612100.00 Lead Margin 2445 3: Dargalim- Goa No. of Electors 16345 Polling Stations 21 No. of Contestants 4 Polling %age79.67 Azgaonkar Manohar T(INC) 504938.77% Morajkar Vithu B (BJP) 427532.83% Parwar Kishor (MGP) 346526.61% KorgaonkarSakharam(RPI/A) 233 1.79% Total Valid Votes 13022 100.00 Lead Margin 774 4: Tivim- Goa No. of Electors27262 Polling Stations 25 No. of Contestants 8 Polling %age 72.48 Nilkanth Halarnkar (NCP)8768 44.37% Shet Tanawde SadanandBJP8444 42.73% Kandolkar Kiran Ind 1343 6.80% Goveia Ludovico SagradoSGF 541 2.74% Korgaonkar Indrakant D MGP 198 1.00% Salgaonkar Umesh Shivsena188 0.95% Bepari Lala Ind 173 0.88% Naik Vinayak Vithal JDS 105 0.53% Total Valid Votes 19760 100.00 Lead Margin 324 5-Mapusa- Goa No. of Electors28344 Polling Stations 27 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age 64.87 Francis D'Souza (BJP) 10104 54.95% Subhash G. Narvekar JDS 3258 17.72% Braganza Ryan NCP 2868 15.60% Shriodkar Kiran MH MGP 1198 6.52% Karekar Narayan S Ind690 3.75% Vernekar Prabhakar B Ind 158 0.86% Hasotikar Sudesh RPI(A) 111 0.60% Total Valid Votes 18387100.00% Lead Margin 6846 6-Siolim- Goa No. of Electors25674 Polling Stations 25 No. of Contestants 7 Polling %age 70.21 Dayanand Mandrekar BJP 7402 41.07% Paliernkar Uday Ind5400 29.96% Marques Milton NCP 3845 21.33% Fernandes Dorothy SGF 903 5.01% Dabolkar Kiran MGP 223 1.24% Sawant Mukesh M. Ind172 0.95% Dhargalkar Nilesh Morto Ind 80 0.44% Total Valid Votes 18025 100.00 Lead Margin2002 Nagvenkar Anandrao N Ind144 0.66% Vishwanath Rohidas H JDS103 0.47% Vasudev Keshav Halarnkar MGP 97 0.45% Narvekar Umesh Suka Ind 57 0.26% Total Valid Votes 21754100 Lead Margin3034 [Seems to be some mistake in the listing above, but that was how I received it... probably a few extra lines] 7-Calangute- Goa No. of Electors 27826 Polling Stations 29 No. of Contestants4 Polling %age 70.08 Agnelo Fernandes INC 8319 42.66% Joseph Sequeira UGDP 5558 28.50% Malik Anjali
[Goanet-news] Goa news for June 6, 2007
--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Congress set to rule Goa again (The Times of India) The Congress-led coalition in Goa on Tuesday secured another five-year term after beating back the BJP's comeback bid. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Congress_set_to_rule_Goa_again/rssarticleshow/2101667.cms *** Congress set to rule Goa again (The Times of India) PANAJI: The Congress-led coalition in Goa on Tuesday secured another five-year term after beating back the BJP's comeback bid, in an outcome which can boost the party's morale ahead of the crucial fight with the saffron rival in Gujarat. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Congress_set_to_rule_Goa_again/articleshow/2101667.cms *** Fractured verdict in Goa; Congress, NCP set to form government (Hindustan Times) Congress and NCP on Tuesday were set to retain power in Goa after emerging as the largest combine in a fractured verdict in the polls to the 40-member Goa assembly bagging 19 seats, just two short of a majority. http://www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=9dc8ad8b-f076-4d51-bc05-8cce49b2b1ea *** Goa breaks Cong bleak spell (The Telegraph) New Delhi, June 5: The Congress has got a bit of a leg-up from Goa after routs in Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070606/asp/nation/story_7882393.asp *** Congress celebrates Goa victory (IBN via Yahoo! India News) 2007 has been a bad election year for Congress as it lost polls in state after state. Goa win, however has come as a breather. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070605/211/6gp3w.html *** Independents, small parties hold key, as Goa votes for hung Assembly(Final lead: Goa results) (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Panaji, June 5 (ANI): The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance emerged as the single largest combine in the 40-member Goa Assembly, but fell short of the magic majority figure of 21 by two seats. The Congress won 16 seats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 14, NCP three and others seven. In such a situation, independent candidates and smaller parties will hold the key to the ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070605/139/6gopk.html *** Video: Congress and allies get majority in Goa (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Congress and allies get majority in Goa http://in.news.yahoo.com/070605/139/6gorw.html *** Finally, happy hour for Congress, gets to retain Goa (Express India) After a series of recent poll reversals, there was good news for the Congress today when it emerged as the single-largest party in the Goa Assembly and said it would stake claim to form the government in the state. http://www.indianexpress.com/story/32858.html *** Finally, happy hour for Congress, gets to retain Goa (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) After a series of recent poll reversals, there was good news for the Congress today when it emerged as the single-largest party in the Goa Assembly and said it would stake claim to form the government in the state. The Congress and the NCP together bagged 19 seats in a House of 40 (16 for the Congress, three for the NCP), while the BJP won 14. The BJP s plan of dividing the Congress vote by ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070605/48/6gp4x.html *** Congress hopes Goa will usher in the good times (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) The unexpected victory in the Goa Assembly election has come as morale booster for the Congress. The ruling party is now hoping for a reversal of its fortune, which appeared to have deserted it following the series of losses in the recent Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. With these losses weighing heavily on its mind, the party chose not to organise public celebrations ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070605/48/6gp53.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
