Panaji March 11 (IANS) Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D Souza on Saturday retained the Mapusa assembly seat in North Goa defeating his nearest Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party rival Vinod Phadke by 6 828 votes.
This is the sixth consecutive time that D Souza has won the Mapusa assembly seat and he is the seniormost elected BJP legislator in the state.
--IANS
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Goa Dy. CM retains Mapusa assembly seat
