TEAM HERALD
CANACONA: Pranali Prabhugaonkar, well-known Congresswoman and former ZP member, filed her nomination papers for Poinguinim ZP seat on Wednesday.
Prabhugaonkar’s lone nomination paper submitted to Deputy Collector and Returning Officer Sudhin Natu is the fourth nomination to be filed for Poinguinim ZP seat and fifth in Canacona taluka.
BJP’s nominee Dr Puspha Aiya, independents Anousha Gaonkar (daughter of former minister Vasu Paiek Gaonkar) and former Loliem-Polem sarpanch Vinda Satarkar are the other three candidates who have filed their nomination papers on the first two days.
Sitting ZP Krishna Velip is the lone candidate who filed his nomination for Khola ZP constituency.
According to sources, Prabhugaonkar, a former Loliem-Polem sarpanch and the first ZP member of Poinguinim constituency, has the backing of former Poinguinim MLA Isidore Fernandes, ex-Canacona MLA Vijay Pai Khot and outgoing ZP member Daya Pagui.
