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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (CLP)

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Mangaluru, Jul 19: The results of the day-long mid-term election for the post of five directors of Mangalore Catholic Co-operative (MCC) Bank were announced late evening on Sunday July 19.

Anil Lobo's team emerged victorious, grabbing all the five seats.

The elections were held at St Aloysius High School from 9 am to 4 pm, after which the votes were counted. Totally 2,782 votes were cast.

The winners were Anil Lobo, who garnered the maximum votes of 1,478, followed by Marcel Mathew D'Souza (1,456), Kishore D'Silva (1,391) and Raymond Monteiro (1,303). Severine Lobo with 1,396 votes defeated Ninet Tellis (1,276) to win the post of director reserved for woman.

Soon after the results were declared, jubilant winners and their supporters held a victory celebration. The winners were garlanded and paraded around the campus, with drums accompanying the procession.

Speaking to daijiworld, Anil Lobo demanded chairman Francis Cutinho's resignation and said, "We fought this election only to end the dictatorship of the chairman. I want to bring transperancy and development in the Bank. The shareholders have elected our team because of the failure of the chairman. He is unfit to hold the position of the chairman and he must resign immediately from the post. If he has any respect for MCC Bank he should choose the director's post for himself."

Asked about his plans for MCC Bank, he said he has already mentioned a five-point agenda in his handbills and will do his best to fulfill them.

Severine Lobo told told daijiworld, "All five contestants from Anil Lobo's team have won. It is really an amazing feeling. This is the first time I am contesting the MCC Bank election. Many have toiled for this victory, worked hard on the field and encouraged me. I thanks them and congratulate AnilLobo and all the winners."

Earlier Report

Mangaluru: MCC Bank midterm election to fill vacancies of five directors begins

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (RJP)

Mangaluru, Jul 19: In order to fill the five vacancies in the board of directors, the Mangalore Catholic Co-operative (MCC) Bank is going to poll on Sunday, July 19. The posts have been vacant ever since five MCC bank directors resigned en masse on February 26 this year.

The five directors who had resigned were former chairman Melwyn D'Cunha, former vice-chairman Dr Edward Nazareth, former vice-chairman Prof Edmund Frank, Adolphus Cutinho and Shalet Pinto.

The voting for the election began amid pouring rains on the Sunday morning at St Aloysius high school and will go on till 4 pm. The results will be announced later in the evening.

Contestants in the fray are Anil Lobo, Marcel D’Souza, Raymond Monteiro, Kishore D’Silva and Severine Lobo forming one team, and Vincent Goveas, Peter Antony Pinto, Lilly D’Souza, George Gerald Fernandes and Ninet Tellis who form another team.

Among them, Severine Lobo and Ninet Tellis are contesting for the reserved seat for woman director.

The present directors are Francis Cutinho (chairman), Alwyn Patrao (vice-chairman), Dr Veronica J Pinto, Denis D’Souza, Dolphy Patrao, Jerald D’Silva, Andrew D’souza. Melwyn D’Souza, Archibald Menezes, Herald Fernandes and Joseph Pinto.

The term of the board of directors is five years. The five directors resigned after completing 17 months in office.