EVM develops snag, result on hold for North Goa seat

The results for the North Goa (Panaji) Lok Sabha seat were kept on hold after one of the electronic voting machines (EVM) developed a technical fault but the BJP candidate Sripad Naik is leading the count.       

Election officials said that EVM from Cumbharjua constituency with 462 votes developed a technical problem during the counting.       However, according to available statistics, Naik is expected to emerge victorious over his nearest rival Jitendra Deshprabhu of NCP. 

Naik is leading with a margin of 5893 votes in the constituency.       

Accepting his defeat even before an official announcement, Deshprabhu told PTI that it was a close fight.      

"I am thankful to all the voters who supported me. All the Congress-NCP leaders worked for me but somehow I could not sail through," he said.       

Naik said that he managed to score a hattrick beating the anti incumbency factor.