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May 20, 1999
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Congress candidate from Loutalim wins unopposedThe Congress candidate from the Loutalim assembly constituency in south Goa, Alexio Sequiera, had a walkover when four candidates including a Bharatiya Janata Party nominee withdrew from the fray. Sequiera was a member of the dissolved house. BJP candidate Seby Fernandes retired from the fray at the eleventh hour. Today is the last date for withdrawal of nominations. A traditional Catholic-dominated stronghold of the Congress party, Loutalim had elected Radharao Gracias, now a leader of the United Goans Democratic Party, in the last elections. With the withdrawal of Seby Fernandes, the BJP had suffereed a big jolt, a party spokesman said. The office of the chief electoral officer in Panaji clarified that Sequiera would be declared elected only when the election commissioner clears it. UNI
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