Goa Assembly Elections 2022: Congress Releases 1st List Of Candidates, Ex CM Digambar Kamat Gets Margao Seat

Goa Assembly Elections 2022: In the 2017 Goa Assembly polls, the Congress had emerged as the single largest party by winning 17 seats in the 40-member House, but failed to form government.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Analiza Pathak

Updated: December 16, 2021, 8:18 PM IST

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Panaji: The Congress party on Thursday announced the first list of eight candidates for Goa Assembly Elections 2022. As per a statement issued by party’s Central Election Committee Incharge and General Secretary Mukul Wasnik, Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Digambar Kamat is a candidate from Margao, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Vice President Sankalp Amonkar from Mormugao, Goa Congress Working President Aleixo Reginaldo Lurenco from Curtorim, Yuri Alemao from Cuncolim, Altone D’Costa from Quepem, Tony Rodrigues from Talegao, Rajesh Verenkar from Ponda and Sudhir Kanolkar from Mapusa.

The elections are scheduled to be held early next year along with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur. Congress is the first party to announce the name of the candidates in the state.

In the 2017 Goa Assembly polls, the Congress had emerged as the single largest party by winning 17 seats in the 40-member House, but failed to form government.

The BJP, which had won 13 seats, forged an alliance with some regional outfits and independents to form government in the coastal state.