05 Jun 2024| 07:50am ISTBJP retains North Goa Lok Sabha seatShripad Naik gets elected for a sixth consecutive term; defeats Congress candidate Ramakant Khalap by 1,16,252 votesTeam HeraldPANJIM: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained its North Goa Lok Sabha seat with its candidate Shripad Naik getting elected for a sixth consecutive term in the 2024 elections on Tuesday. In all eight had contested the elections in the North Goa constituency. Incidentally, NOTA (None Of The Above) polled 6,328 votes in North Goa. Thanking the people of North Goa constituency for reposing their trust in him, Naik said, “I am thankful to the people of North Goa. Sawant said that BJP secured 56 per cent vote share in the North Goa constituency and its vote share in South Goa had increased to 45.26 per cent.

Source: The Herald June 04, 2024 21:28 UTC