Team Herald
CANACONA: Two sitting councillors were re-elected and four were defeated in the elections for Canacona Municipal Council, the results of which was declared, on Monday.
Former chairperson Nitu Desai and Hemantkumar Naik Gaonkar were re-elected while, four sitting councillors Kishor Shet, Maruti alias Guru Komarpant, Dayanand Pagi and Divarkar Pagi lost.
Two former chairperson Mario Rebello and Ramakant Naik Gaonkar made a comeback by defeating sitting councillor Dayanand Pagi and Tome Gracias respectively while, two former chairpersons Ratnakar Dhuri and Rangananth Naik Gaonkar were defeated.
The councillor-elect are as follows: Ward No 1: Hemantkumar Naik Gaonkar (372 votes), Ranganth Naik Gaonkar (317), Ward No 2: Ramakant Naik Gaonkar (491), Tome Gracias (246), Ward No 3: Supriya Dessai (352), Jayashree Shet (327);
Ward No 4: Pandurang Naik Gaonkar (488), Kishor Shet (132); Ward No 5: Amita Pagi (314), Roshan Pagui (259); Ward No 6: Nasciso Fernandes (369), Wilson Fernandes (292), Ajay Gosavi (78), Gilbert Fernandes (16), Ward No 7: Gandesh Madgaonkar (383), Ratnakar Dhuri (277), Rajesh Naik (203); Ward No 8: Shubham Komarpant (521), Maurti Komarpant (279), Shekhar Naik (134), Ashok Pagui (112), Sopan Dhuri (36); Ward No 9: Nitu Dessai (509), Sanija Desai (454), Ward No 10: Mario do Socorro Rebello (400), Dayanand Pagi (115): Ward No 11: Sara Naik Dessai (389:, Sharmila Desai (269); Ward No 12: Laxuman Pagui (325), Divakar Pagi (269) and Kanay Pagi (7).