PANAJI
The Aam Aadmi Party which is in full swing to contest this year’s polls on Sunday announced its second list of ten candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, two days after the party announced its first list of 10 candidates.
The list, released by AAP’s Goa incharge Atishi, includes Goa convener Rahul Mhambre who will contest from his hometown Mapusa besides Cruz Silva and Cecille Rodrigues who contested the 2017 assembly elections on AAP tickets from Velim and Taleigao constituencies. respectively.
Other candidates include former BJP members Ramarao Wagh (San André) and Sudesh Mayekar (Calangute), Rajesh Kalangutkar (Mayem), Prashant Naik (Cuncolim), Anoop Kurtarkar (Canacona), Anil Gaonkar (Sanvordem) and Sandesh Telekar Dessai (Fatorda).
“As Goa assembly elections 2022 have been announced and Aam Aadmi Party is fully geared up to bring change in Goa, I am happy to declare the second list of candidates who are going to lead this political transformation. Congratulations and best wishes to all the candidates", Atishi said as she made the announcement.
Earlier the AAP released its first list of ten names that included former BJP minister Alina Saldanha and Mahadev Naik and others.
Goa’s 11.6 lakh-strong electorate votes on February 14 in a single phase along with Punjab and Uttarakhand.
