BJP clears 32 candidates for Goa assembly polls

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Central Election Committee of the BJP today approved a list of 32 candidates including former Chief Minister Manohar G Parikkar for the June 2 elections to Goa Assembly.

Among the 32 candidates included two candidates each from the SC, ST and women and nine from Other Backward Classes. Eight candidates will be finalised by the BJP in consultation with the local party unit, BJP General Secretary and Secretary incharge of party CEC Ananth Kumar told newspersons after the meeting.

Those who attended the meeting included former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Leaders of Opposition in Parliament L K Advani and Jaswant Singh, former BJP Presidents Murli Manohar Joshi and M Venkaiah Naidu and other members of the CEC.

Following is the list of BJP candidates and their constitutencies.

Mr Lakshmikant Yeshwant Parsekar (Manderem), Mr Dayanand Raghunath Sopte (Pernem), Mr Vithu Mahadev Morajkar (Dargalim-SC), Mr Sadanand Mhaulu Shet Tanawde (Tivim), Mr Fransisco Pedro D'Souza (Mapusa), Mr Dayanand Rayu Mandrekar (Siolim), Mrs Anjali Srikant Malik (Calangute), Mr Dilip Dyaneshwar Parulekar ((Saligao), Mrs Kunda Suvarn Chodankar (Aldona), Mr Manohar Gopalkrishna Parrikkar (Panaji), Anelo Marano Silvera (Taleigao), Mr Anil Raghuvir Hoble (Santa Cruz), Mr Antonio Joao Caiado, (St Andre), Mr Rajesh Tulsidas Patnekar (Bicholim), Mr Anant Vishnu Shet (Maem), Dr Suresh Kusso Amonkar (Pale), Mr Vadudev Ramnath Parab (Poreim), Mr Puti Govind Gaonkar (Valpoi), Mr Sandeep Ramendra Khandeparkar (Ponda), Mr Vishwar Ramnath Satarkar (Priol), Mr Sadanand Shanu Naik (Marcaim), Mr Mahadev Narain Naik (Siroda), Mr Milind Naik (Mormugao), Mr Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar (Vasco Da Gama), Mr Damodar Gajanan Naik (Fatorda), Mr Sharmad Trivikram Pai Raiturkar (Margao), Mr Vinay Dinu Tendulkar (Sanvordem), Mr Vasudev Men Gaonkar (Sanguem), Mr Ramarao Ghanshyam Desai (Chuchorem), Mr Prakash Shankar Velip (Quepem), Mr Vijay Anandrao Pai Khot (Canacona) and Mr Ramesh Bombo Tawadkar (Poinguinim).

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