Team Herald
PANJIM: “We Ponjekars,” the citizens-supported panel released a list of 26 candidates for March 20 elections of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP). It has extended its support to four independents.
“We Ponjekars” citizens group has fielded 22 new faces and out of the remaining eight candidates, three are outgoing corporators and five former corporators ensuring that every one of the 30 CCP seats will have a contest.
The candidates contesting on “We Ponjekars” panel are former corporator Nelson Cabral (ward 1), Devendra Kuttikar (ward 2), Jose Martins (ward 3), former corporator Bharati Heble (ward 4), former Mayor and outgoing corporator Surendra Furtado (ward 6), Tushar Asulkar (ward 7), Joel Andrade (ward 8), outgoing corporator Ruth Furtado (ward 9), Sandeep Heble (ward 10), Rama Naik (Ward 11), Meera Medhekar (ward 12), Nilkhant Chari (ward 13), former corporator Ratnakar Fatarpekar (ward 14), Varuna Mandrekar (ward 15), Ramnath Bandodkar (ward 16), Selvyn Godinho (ward 17), Alisha Chari (ward 18), Damu Vaigankar (ward 20), Parshuram Kerkar (ward 22) Saquib Quadri (ward 23), Uma Volvoikar (ward 24), Vasudev Manerkar (ward 25), Rupa Dalvi (ward 26), Malisa Simoes (ward 27), former corporator Suresh Chopdekar (ward 28) and Muktamala Fondvekar (ward 30).
“We Ponjekars” has extended its support to Sheela Pai Lotlikar (ward 5), former corporators Milind Shirodkar (ward 19) and Rekha Kande (ward 21) and Acacio Tavares.
“We Ponjekars” co-convenor Sandeep Heble said that candidates are a mix of well known people from different political parties, social activists, who care about Panjim and surrounding areas and are determined to set right the wrongs.
