Naik, who polled 107 votes, won by 7 votes defeating her nearest rival Wayne George Martins who could poll 100 votes, while Raimundo Joso Vencente De Souza was placed a distant third place with 28 votes.
Naik was reportedly fielded by the ruling panel of Loliem“Polem panchayat for Pedem ward.
Canacona Mamlatdar Gajesh Shirodkar was the Returning Officer and Rohidas Gaonkar, the Assistant Returning Officer for by-polls of Pedem (ward VIII) of Loliem-Polem VP.
Shirodkar declared Teja Naik as the winner of the by-elections and later handed over the certificate of election to her.
