Three independent candidates filed their nominations on Tuesday, January 27, the last day for filing the nomination papers.
The five candidates in the fray are Siddharth Kuncalienkar (BJP), Surendra Furtado (Congress), Sadanand Vaigankar, Virendra Divkar and Dr Samir Kelekar, all independents.
Two dummy candidates – Vishnu Naik (BJP) and Sunil Kawthankar (Congress) – have also filed nominations.
The scrutiny of applications will take place on Wednesday. The last day for withdrawal is January 30 and counting will be held on February 16.
The Panjim seat fell vacant after former chief minister and local MLA Manohar Parrikar resigned, after his elevation as Defence Minister in the Narendra Modi-led cabinet.
Independent Kelekar is being backed by the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and some social activists.
