Samir Salgacor name in the congress candidature list from Mandrem constituency.

Congress and Nationalist Congress Party alliance will announce at the end of the month worries Mandrem constituency aspirants. Two-time defender of Mandrem constituency Bharatiya Janta Party president Laxmikant Parsekar is yet to know about his rivals in the assembly elections. Congress leader Dayananad Sopte and NCP leader Sangeeta Parab claiming the ticket towards their respective parties but name of Samir Salgacor in the congress candidature list upset both aspirants.
After delimitation Mandrem constituency votes increased upto 29,000 can change the verdict in this assembly elections.
 Former BJP pernem Mla Dayanand Sopte joined congress to contest from Mandrem constituency on party ticket., Dayanand Sopte even secured backing of aspiring political kingmaker, Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane, for both the Congress ticket from Mandrem as well as a win from the constituency. Going further in Sopte's favour is the fact  that a chunk of his pernem voter base has been included in Mandrem constituency  after delimitation exercise.
On the other hand, Nationalist congress party leader Sangeeta Parab is tiring hard to get Mandrem constituency in the box of NCP after alliance.  The NCP leader has  claimed that Mandrem was dominated by MGP for nearly 32 years but in the assembly elections year 1994 she defeated veteran MGP candidate Adv Ramakant Khalap by 633 contesting on congress symbol.  The entry of Adv.Ramakant Khalap into congress for party ticket created tension among the Sangeeta Parab and Khalap  forcing her to contest independently.


BJP candidate Laxmikant Parsekar was  elected twice against his congress rivals Ramakant Khalap and Sangeeta Prab. Sangeeta  claimed that congress candidates were  never elected in Mandrem constituency  after 1994.This may prove to be major advantage to Sangeet Parab in securing her claims to the constituency.
However, political equations in Mandrem might be altered with the entry of  Samir Salgaocar in the list of congress candidates for Mandrem constituency. Neither NCP nor Congress is willing to give up the constituency.
Aspiring candidate Samir Salgaocar has  not yet attached himself with any party and is  an independent candidate. He has already opened up a ration shop in Mandrem and has announced many schemes through a Mata Mamata Sukhadata trust run by his family. He has registered nearly 4500 ration cards.
Sources claimed that Adv Ramakant Khalap is on the defensive and may  not  make efforts to contest assembly elections due to Dayanand Sopte ‘s  entry into congress. He reportedly had a meeting with the high command at Delhi with the Anil Salgaocar and supported Samir Salgaocar Candidature in Mandrem.
Samir Salgacor’s inclusinon in congress candidate list has upset Dayanand Sopte.Sources also claim that Dayayand Sopte is tiring to join BJP again since congress party failed to keep its  promises of 100 jobs and further on.
Sources from Samir Salgaocar camp suggested  that if the congress ticket goes to Dayanand Sopte , Samir will contest independently but the resulting  division of votes will affect congress candidates. Anticipation of the same might have made congress to give ticket to Samir Salgaocar who is working hard in the Mandrem constituency through his trust. This option can keep NCP out and will help congress to keep the constituency in its own hands












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