Valpoi, GOA :

Bicholim:

Sayyed Sarfaraj has been elected as the new deputy chairperson of Valpoi municipal council (VMC), the polls for which were held on Wednesday. The post had fallen vacant after former sarpanch Shehnij Shaikh resigned on June 12.

In the absence of any other nomination, Sarfaraj was elected unanimously.

Shripad Arlekar was the presiding officer for the polls, while chairperson Parvin Shaikh, and councillors Akhtar Shaha, Ramdas Shirodkar, Anil Katkar, Parveen Khan, Anjali Chari, Shehnij Shaikh were among those present.

Sarfaraj said he will work with others under the guidance of health minister Vishwajit Rane.

source:  http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Goa News / TNN / July 07th, 2017