Panaji: The counting of votes for the Corporation of the City of Panaji will begin at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, on Friday at 8am, and voters will know who will change into the subsequent mayor of the state’s lone municipal company by afternoon.Two rounds in every ward will probably be taken up concurrently to finish the counting of votes for 30 wards of the CCP.A complete of 69 candidates are within the fray for the CCP elections, and a complete turnout of 69% was recorded on Wednesday. Since the company was shaped, Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate has by no means misplaced an election, and it might be attention-grabbing to see the end result of the CCP elections, which noticed a low turnout.Last time, Monserrate’s panel secured a win in 25 wards of the CCP, and 5 wards had been gained by the opponents.The outcomes on Friday will make it clear whether or not Monserrate maintains his affect over the company, or whether or not former defence minister and ex-CM Manohar Parrikar’s son, Utpal, main the ‘Ami Panjekar’ panel, makes positive factors within the metropolis.In case the united opposition secures a sizeable variety of seats, the opposition must redraw its technique to win the meeting elections, which is scheduled subsequent 12 months. A united opposition may give a troublesome combat to BJP, a political observer mentioned.Rohit Monserrate is the primary particular person to finish a five-year time period in workplace as Panaji mayor, and he’s prone to proceed as mayor in case Monserrate’s panel will get a majority. Babush has by no means misplaced the CCP elections because it was shaped. Monserrate set a goal to win all 30 wards of the CCP.Babush mentioned that the end result of the polls will probably be recognized on the counting day, whereas Utpal mentioned that the turnout within the CCP polls mirrored that the folks had been out for a change.
