Poinguinim ZP candidate Ajay Lolienkar interacting with voters at a corner meeting in the presence of Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar.
CANACONA
Overcoming the chilly nights in Canacona taluka, candidates contesting the Poinguinim and Khola ZP seats in Canacona have been traversing the length and breadth of the taluka, including forested and remote areas, as part of their campaign.
With the polls fast approaching, most candidates have been using every bit of their time to reach out to the voters, even holding corner meetings at night by braving the cold.
POINGUINIM: Sports Minister and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar has been actively campaigning for Poinguinim BJP candidate Ajay Lolienkar, going door-to-door as well holding day and night corner meetings, particularly in Khotigao, Gaondongrim and Poinguinim villages.
Prashant Naik, the Goa Forward Party-Congress alliance candidate for the Poinguinim ZP seat, has also intensified his campaign, with former minister Isidore Fernandes and other leaders from both parties joining him in the campaign.
Aam Aadmi Party candidate Rajesh Gaonkar, along with AAP leader Sandesh Telekar, and other party leaders, are also focusing on door-to-door campaigning in all the four villages of Poinguinim ZP constituency.
Independent candidates Daya (Umesh) Gaonkar and Vipin Prabhugaonkar, both rebel candidates of the Congress-GFP alliance and the BJP respectively, are not leaving anything to chance, raising issues on social media and also actively campaigning door-to-door. Shailesh Pagi, who has the backing of environmentalists in Loliem-Polem and Poinguinim, besides RGP, is now focusing on Gaondongrim and Khotigao, while the only woman candidate Diksha Pagi (Independent) along with her husband is also focused on a door-to-door campaign.
KHOLA: The three women candidates from the OBC community all hail from the same village of Khola, and moreover, two of the main rivals from the Congress and BJP live in the same ward (Saleri).
Accompanied by Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, Congress candidate Sumitra Pagi is presently focused on campaigning in Betul-Naqueri and Khola Panchayat areas, as both villages are part of the Quepem assembly constituency.
The BJP candidate Tejal Pagi is campaigning with the strong backing of BJP State Vice-President and former Dy CM Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar, Khola Sarpanch Pragnya Kamat and other leaders.
AAP candidate Adv Samiksha Pagi has also focused on door-to-door campaigning, accompanied by AAP local leaders and workers.
