The Bharatiya Janata Party unveiled a list of 34 candidates who will be contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Goa. Pramod Sawant, the current Chief Minister of the state will take up the Sanquelim constituency.

Manohar Ajgaonkar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, will be contesting the elections from Margaon. Utpal Parrikar, the son of former Goa Chief Minister and Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, missed out on a BJP ticket.

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While announcing the candidates on Thursday, Goa’s poll in charge Devendra Fadnavis said that the BJP ushered in a new era of development Goa in the last 10 years while also ensuring stability, PTI reported.

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The 40-constituency elections for the Goa assembly will be held in a single phase and are scheduled for February 14. 

Here is the full list of BJP’s candidates:

1) Pernem (SC): Pravin Prabhakr Arlekar

2) Tivim: Neelkant Ramnath Harlarnkar

3) Mapusa: Joshua Peter D’Souza

4) Siolim: Dayanand Rayu Mandrekar

5) Saligao: Jayesh Vidyadhar Salgaonkar 

6) Porvorim : Rohan Ashok Khaunte

7) Aldona: Glenn John E.Souza Ticlo

8) Panaji: Atanasio Monserratte

9) Teleigo: Jennifer Monseratte

10) At. Andre: Francisco Silveira

11) Mayem: Premender Vishnu Shet

12) Sanquelim: Pramod Pandurang Sawant 

13) Poriem: Divya Vishwajit Rane 

14) Valpoi: Vishwajit Pratap Singh Rane 

15) Priol: Govind Shepu Gaude 

16) Ponda: Ravi Sitaram Naik

17) Shiroda: Subhash Ankush Shirodkar

18) Marcaim: Sudesh Bhingi

19) Mormugoa: Milind Sagun Naik

20) Vasco-Da-Gama: Krishna Viswambhar Salkar

21) Dabolim: Mauvin Heliodoro Godinho

22) Nuvem: Datta Vishnu Borkar

23) Fatorda: Damodar Gajanan Naik

24) Margao: Manohar Trimbak Ajgaonkar

25) Benaulim  Damodar Narcinva Bandodkar

26) Navelim  Ullas Yashwant Tuenkar

27) Cuncolim Clafasio Dias

28) Velim Savio Rodrigues

29) Quepem  Chandrakant Raghu Kavlekar

30) Curchorem  Nilesh Joao Cabral

31) Sanvordem  Ganesh Gaonkar

32) Sanguem  Subhash Phal Desai

33) Canacona  Ramesh Bombo Tawadkar 

34) Mandrem: Dayanand Raghunath Sopte