Will Manohar Parrikar's Absence Hurt BJP in Goa Lok Sabha Elections 2019?
Two parliamentary seats of Goa went to polls during the third phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on April 23, for the first time in many decades in the absence of Manohar Parrikar.
File photo of Manohar Parrikar.
Goa saw BJP's confidence dip quite evidently when its tallest leader former CM and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar died of his prolonged illness. Two parliamentary seats went to polls during the third phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on April 23, for the first time in many decades in the absence of Parrikar.
By-elections to three Assembly seats—Shiroda, Mapusa and Mandrem were also held simultaneously in the third phase. While voting for the bypoll to the Panaji assembly constituency was held on May 19 along with the last phase of the Lok Sabha Polls.
Prominent candidates in the fray from North Goa are Union minister Shripad Naik of the BJP and Girish Chodankar of the Congress. In South Goa, BJP's sitting MP Narendra Sawaikar is squaring off against former chief minister Francis Sardinha of the Congress and Elvis Gomes of the AAP.
Since this is the first elections to be held in the state after Parrikar’s demise, the chances of the BJP retaining the two Lok Sabha seats in the state will be a huge challenge.
Follow all the LIVE updates from the Lok Sabha election results here:
-A voter turnout of 72.04 per cent was recorded for the two Lok Sabha seats that went to polls on April 23.
-Bypolls in Panaji and Mapusa were necessitated due to the deaths of sitting MLAs Manohar Parrikar and Francis D'Souza, respectively, while in two other seats due to the resignation of the two Congress MLAs--Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte-- last year who later joined BJP.
- Prominent among the four constituencies is Panaji which was represented by chief minister Manohar Parrikar till his death in March this year.
- The BJP has fielded its former MLA Siddharth Kunkolienkar against former minister Atanasio Monserratte of the Congress in Panaji. Former Goa RSS chief Subhash Velingkar is also in the fray as the Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) candidate.
-In Mapusa assembly constituency, late MLA Francis D'Souza son Joshua is contesting on BJP ticket against Sudhir Kandolkar of Congress.
-In Mandrem, BJP's Dayanand Sopte is battling Babi Bagkar of the Congress, Swaroop Naik of the GSM and Independent nominee Jeet Arolkar.
-In Shiroda, the BJP has fielded Subhash Shirodkar against Mahadev Naik of the Congress and Deepak Dhavalikar of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
- In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won both Lok Sabha seats in Goa.
- BJP regained the South Goa Lok Sabha seat from Congress after 15 years in the 2014 general elections when Narendra Sawaiker won the seat.
-The Congress and BJP have 14 members each in the 40-member assembly. Three Goa Forward Party MLAs and three Independents support the BJP government in the state.
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By-elections to three Assembly seats—Shiroda, Mapusa and Mandrem were also held simultaneously in the third phase. While voting for the bypoll to the Panaji assembly constituency was held on May 19 along with the last phase of the Lok Sabha Polls.
Prominent candidates in the fray from North Goa are Union minister Shripad Naik of the BJP and Girish Chodankar of the Congress. In South Goa, BJP's sitting MP Narendra Sawaikar is squaring off against former chief minister Francis Sardinha of the Congress and Elvis Gomes of the AAP.
Since this is the first elections to be held in the state after Parrikar’s demise, the chances of the BJP retaining the two Lok Sabha seats in the state will be a huge challenge.
Follow all the LIVE updates from the Lok Sabha election results here:
-A voter turnout of 72.04 per cent was recorded for the two Lok Sabha seats that went to polls on April 23.
-Bypolls in Panaji and Mapusa were necessitated due to the deaths of sitting MLAs Manohar Parrikar and Francis D'Souza, respectively, while in two other seats due to the resignation of the two Congress MLAs--Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte-- last year who later joined BJP.
- Prominent among the four constituencies is Panaji which was represented by chief minister Manohar Parrikar till his death in March this year.
- The BJP has fielded its former MLA Siddharth Kunkolienkar against former minister Atanasio Monserratte of the Congress in Panaji. Former Goa RSS chief Subhash Velingkar is also in the fray as the Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) candidate.
-In Mapusa assembly constituency, late MLA Francis D'Souza son Joshua is contesting on BJP ticket against Sudhir Kandolkar of Congress.
-In Mandrem, BJP's Dayanand Sopte is battling Babi Bagkar of the Congress, Swaroop Naik of the GSM and Independent nominee Jeet Arolkar.
-In Shiroda, the BJP has fielded Subhash Shirodkar against Mahadev Naik of the Congress and Deepak Dhavalikar of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).
- In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won both Lok Sabha seats in Goa.
- BJP regained the South Goa Lok Sabha seat from Congress after 15 years in the 2014 general elections when Narendra Sawaiker won the seat.
-The Congress and BJP have 14 members each in the 40-member assembly. Three Goa Forward Party MLAs and three Independents support the BJP government in the state.
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