Chandrakant Shetye is an Indian politician and

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who serves as a member of the

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. Shetye won the

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as an

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in the

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. He defeated Naresh Sawal of

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by 318 votes.

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1972 births Living people Goa MLAs 2022–2027 Independent politicians in India Politicians from North Goa district {{India-politician-stub