*Press Note for favour of publication*
*Premanand Lotlikar elected DKA President* Premanand Lotlikar was elected President of Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) with a thumping majority in the elections held on 2nd February 2014. Of the 290 votes polled, Premanand Lotlikar received 195 votes while Jose Salvador Fernandes secured 48 and Michael Gracias secured 44 votes. 3 votes were invalid. 6 members of the panel of Premanand Lotlikar were also elected with a huge majority. In all 9 candidates were in the fray for 6 posts of Executive Committee. The first 6 who have won and the votes polled by them are as follows: - Pio Esteves (246), Fr. Conceicao D’Silva (251), Alfonso Braganza (238), Pandarinath Lotlikar (218), Walter Menezes (216) and Vincy Quadros (237). The other three contestants secured the following number of votes: - Thomas Fernandes (45), Agnelo Pires (50) and Maria Liberata Mendonca (56). Tomazinho Cardozo, the founder Secretary of Dalgado Konknni Akademi was the Returning Officer along with Joel D’Souza, first secretary and Augistine Coelho, second secretary. After the declaration of results the President Premanand Lotlikar and all the elected members took the oath of office as per the requirement of the constitution of DKA. *Tomazinho Cardozo* Returning Officer DKA Elections 2014