BICHOLIM
Rashmi Dessai was on Monday elected unopposed as Chairperson of Sanquelim Municipal Council while Anand Kanekar was also elected unopposed as Vice Chairperson.
The post of chairperson was reserved for women. Monday was the last date for filing nominations for both the posts. However, as there was only one application each for both the posts, they were declared elected unopposed.
The results will be formally announced on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Ponda Municipal Council elections are going to be interesting as two persons each have filed their nominations for the posts of chairperson and deputy.
For the post of Chairperson Ritesh Naik from BJP-backed panel has filed the nomination while Shivanand Sawant has filed nomination on behalf of ‘Rising Ponda’ panel.
For vice chairpersons post, Deepa Kolvekar (BJP-backed) and Vedika Volvoikar (Rising Ponda) have filed their nominations.
BJP-backed panel in Ponda has won 10 seats in the 15 member council while ‘Rising Ponda’ has 4 councillors and support of one independent. Elections for the 2 posts will be held tomorrow.
