Published On : Mon, Aug 28th, 2017

Goa by-polls: Parrikar wins Panaji seat by a margin of 4,803 votes

Advertisement

The former union defence minister and current Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has registered a landmark victory in the Panaji by-polls by a margin of 4,803 votes.

The by-polls in Panaji were necessitated after Parrikar’s return to state politics in March this year, as the Chief Minister.Parrikar, after winning the by-polls, said that he would resign from the Rajya Sabha in the coming week.

Advertisement
Today's Rate
Sat 21 Dec. 2024
Gold 24 KT 76,400/-
Gold 22 KT 71,100/-
Silver / Kg 88,000/-
Platinum 44,000/-
Recommended rate for Nagpur sarafa Making charges minimum 13% and above

“Winning by such margin is great. The people are wise,” he added.Parrikar came back to state politics after the Bharatiya Janata Party, despite not being the single-largest party in the state, went on to form the government with the help and alliance of Independents and other small parties.

Meanwhile, Vishwajit Rane, a former Congress leader who is now a minister in the state Cabinet, has also on the Valpoi seat for the BJP. He has won by a huge margin of 10,066 votes.

Advertisement