MARGAO
Saxttikars are all bracing up to vote and elect legislators of their choice in the February 14 election to legislate and enact laws beneficial to the State and its citizens.
The line-up of contestants for the eight Assembly constituencies in Salcete shows that overwhelming majority of the candidates in the fray are businessmen by profession. One could find only an odd professional in the fray, including a teacher by profession Antonio Alvares, practicing doctors Dr Jorson Fernandes and Dr Marianho Godinho besides a couple of lawyers, including women candidates, Adv Seoula Vaz, Adv Pratima Coutinho and Adv Valanka Alemao.
A couple of the candidates are engineers by profession, and are into social work and real estate business.
Young professionals, who have received education abroad, Capt Venzy Viegas, who has acquired a diploma in Nautical Science from UK and Yuri Alemao, who has a commercial pilot licence from Sydney, have both shown their profession as business.
Take the case of high-profile Benaulim constituency. All the major players, including TMC MLA Churchill Alemao and his challengers, AAP candidate Venzy Viegas and Congress nominee Tony Dias all are into business. While Venzy has shown his educational qualification as diploma in Nautical Science, UK, Churchill’s highest educational qualification is shown as Segundo-II. Tony’s educational qualification is SSC pass.
In Cuncolim constituency, a glance at the affidavit filed by sitting BJP MLA Clafacio Dias shows that he has passed SSC, and is into business as a private contractor, while his spouse is into stone crushing business. His challenger, Congress candidate Yuri Alemao, who has acquired a commercial pilot licence from Sydney, is into business. On the other hand, Trinamool Congress nominee Jorson Fernandes is a practicing ENT surgeon, having completed MBBS from Goa Medical College. AAP candidate Prashant Naik and his spouse are both into real estate.
Most of the candidates in the fray for the Curtorim seat are into business, including real estate. Three-time MLA Reginaldo Lourenco, who has shown his educational qualification as SSC pass, is into business. His challengers, including Congress candidate, Moreno Rebello, BJP nominee Anthony Barbosa, TMC candidate Anthony Pixote and AAP nominee Dominick Gaunkar are all into business.
In Fatorda, the main contenders all degree holders with TMC nominee Adv Seoula Vaz being a practicing advocate. She has complete LLM from Mumbai University.
Sitting two-time Goa Forward MLA Vijai Sardesai, is a BSc in Agriculture and is into business. His long-time political rival, BJP Damu Naik is a BA degree holder and is into business. AAP nominee Sandesh Talekar is a BA degree holder and also into business.
In Margao, seven-time MLA and opposition leader Digambar Kamat has shown his education as BSc. He has shown his profession as being an agriculturist, with source of income from business and capital gains.
His BJP challenger, Dy CM Manohar Ajgaonkar’s affidavit says he is SSC pass and is into business along with wife. TMC nominee Mahesh Amonkar is a BCom graduate and is into business along with spouse. AAP candidate Lincoln Anthony Vaz is also into business.
The situation is no different in Nuvem constituency. Barring Aam Aadmi Party candidate Dr Mariano Godinho, most of the main contenders are all into business, including sitting MLA Wilfred D’Sa, TMC candidate Jose Raju Cabral, Congress nominee Aleixo Sequeira and NCP candidate Mickky Pacheco.
In Velim, sitting MLA and NCP nominee Filipe Nery Rodrigues is a diploma holder in civil engineer and is into social work and politics. AAP candidate Cruz Silva holds an engineering degree and is into real estate. The Congress candidate Savio D’Silva and TMC candidate Benjamin D’Silva are into business and social work.
For the Navelim seat, Independent candidate Antonio Alvares is a teacher by profession. He has shown his educational qualification as BSc Mathematics and BA in English. AAP candidate Pratima Coutinho is a lawyer by profession. She has shown her educational qualification as MLA, LLB.
TMC nominee Adv Valanka Alemao is a LLB degree holder and has shown her profession and lawyer and business.
NCP nominee Rehan Mujawar is a B Com graduate and is into business. Similarly, Congress nominee Avertano Furtado is SSC and is also into business. In his affidavit, BJP candidate Ulhas Tuemkar has shown his educational qualification as a Fitter and is into social work.
