Goa Panchayat By-Election Result 2024: INDIA Bloc Candidate Joseph Pimenta Wins Benaulim Zilla Panchayat Bypoll

Opposition INDIA alliance candidate Joseph Pimenta on Monday won the Benaulim zilla panchayat seat bypoll in Goa, defeating his nearest rival by 3,049 votes.

The bypoll was necessitated after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Hanzel Fernandes was disqualified over false caste certificate. The constituency is reserved for OBC candidates. AAP leader Pimenta was pitted against three independent candidates - Congress rebel Royla Fernandes, Greyyfern Fernandes and Frank Fernandes.\

AAP’s Joseph Pimenta wins the Benaulim ZP by-poll by 3049 votes. This win is a testament to the power of unity and the strength of Benaulim Constituency people.

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Pimenta polled 5,672 votes while Greyyfern Fernandes got 2,623 votes, the official said. Benaulim zilla panchayat seat is part of the South Goa Lok Sabha constituency. Reacting to the result, AAP Goa president Amit Palekar said it is the victory of the opposition's unity.

"You will see this unity even in future elections in Goa which will lead to wiping out of the BJP from the state," he claimed. Palekar said all the INDIA alliance partners, including the Congress, Goa Forward party, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT), supported the AAP candidate.