Polling ends in Goa with 83% turnout
February 04, 2017  18:10
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A high voter turnout of over 83 per cent was on Saturday recorded in the assembly polls in Goa, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is engaged in a fierce fight with the Opposition Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and an alliance of Maharashtrwadi Gomantak Party, Shiv Sena and Goa Suraksha Manch for the 40-member House.

According to Election Commission sources, the poll percentage could go up as there are long queues of voters at many booths across the state even after 5 pm.

Heavy polling was witnessed in the mining belt of Sankhalim, Bicholim and Curchorem.

The election passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from anywhere in the coastal state expect some cases of EVM glitches and cancellation of voting in one booth.

A 78-year-old man died outside a polling booth in Panaji city. Leslie Saldanha, who was waiting to cast his vote, collapsed and died, officials said.

EC's data from various polling booths showed that over 83 per cent of 11.10 lakh voters turned up to exercise franchise.

IMAGE: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in a queue outside a polling booth to cast his vote in Goa on Saturday. Photograph: PTI Photo
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