Curchorem polling peaceful; 80.24% turn out

CURCHOREM: The election for Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC) went peacefully without any untoward incident according to Quepem Deputy Collector and Returning Officer Nilesh Dhaigodkar.
Curchorem municipal area reported 80.24 per cent voting from 22 booths for 15 wards. Of the 13296 registered voters, 6883 female and 6413 male voters franchised their votes for 48 candidates including 18 women candidates for CCMC. The highest turnout was in Bagwada-Shirford (88.40%) followed by Madhegal ward (86.9%) while lowest was recorded in Morailem (71.29%).
Speaking to a media persons after voting at Morailem booth, Curchorem MLA and Power Minister Nilesh Cabral said that all opposition parties sponsored candidates came together under the banner of ‘Swabhiman’ only with the aim to defeat my candidates. But I am confident that at least my fourteen candidates will be elected and BJP will form the next CCMC council.”
Reacting to the news appeared in Herald highlighting the people issue and complaints about lack of parking spaces in the Curchorem main market and issue of fish market, Cabral said that at present there is no government land available to make parking lot in the market. “Since the consent of the owner is required under the new land acquisition policy of 2013, it is become more difficult to acquire any land but slowly-slowly we are doing it.”
‘I will complain to the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department, if any residential building does not maintain parking space as per buildings bylaws,” Cabral said.
Cabral said the fish market is a new project in the pipeline. “A new structure will be constructed to house fish, vegetables and meat market at one place with all the latest and modern facilities,” said Cabral and said that very soon the administration of the municipality will be shifted in the new building near the municipal garden.
Meanwhile Curchorem Block Congress Committee President Pushkal Sawant expressed confidence that all his candidates will win this election and rule the municipality affairs. “We have put our nine candidates and supported 5 independent candidates in different wards and we are sure that people will support them and send them to represent them in the municipal council,” said Sawant.