Goa Assembly Polls 2022 highlights: Voter turnout for the day 78.94%, CM's constituency Sanquelim finishes highest with 89.64%

Goa voted on Monday to decide the fate of 301 candidates who are in the fray for 40 Assembly seats. North Goa witnessed 79.84 per cent voter turnout, South Goa saw a turnout of 78.15 per cent. Sanquelim remained the highest with a turnout of 89.64 per cent.

Goa's voter turnout for polls approximately 78.94%

While North Goa saw 79.84 per centof its population show up to polling booths, South Goa saw a turnout of 78.15 per cent.Sanquelim remained the highest with a turnout of 89.64 per cent.

A senior citizen voter being escorted to a polling booth to cast his vote, during the Goa Assembly Election, at Junta House, in Panaji, Goa

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Goa's voter turnout at 75.29% as of 5pm

While North Goa has a turnout of 75.33 per cent, 75.26 per cent of South Goa district's population has made it to the polling booths. Sanquelim, the home constituency of CM Pramod Sawant remains the highest witha turnout of 88.07 per cent.

Goa's voter turnout till 3pm at 60.18%; highest in Sanquelim

While North Goa district has an approximate turnout of 60.02 per cent, South Goa's is at 60.32 per cent.

44.63% voter turnout in Goa; 54% in CM Sawant's Sanquelim seat

The voting percentage on Monday till 1 pmstood at44.63 per cent inGoa.

As per the Election Commission data, NorthGoaregistered 44.14 per cent while SouthGoaregistered 45.05 per cent voting till 1 pm.

CM Sawant's Sanquelim had the highest turnout so far with 54 per cent.

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11.04% voting in Goa in first two hours, highest in CM's constituency

Goa reported 11.04 per cent voting during the first two hours of Monday, since voting got underway at 7 am, according to statistics issued by the state's Chief Electoral Officer.

The highest voting was reported in Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's Sanquelim constituency where 14.32 per cent voters cast ballots.

The least voting was reported at the Shiroda Assembly constituency in South Goa where 5.6 per cent voting was reported.

"I urge all people of Goa to come out and vote for a stable government," Sawant told reporters after voting at a polling booth in the Kothambi village in Sanquelim Assembly constituency.

Till 9 am, voter turnout in Goa stood at 11.04%

People in Goa are cooperative. There are no major political clashes. The elections will be free and fair. The ECI andall political parties deserve appreciation. This year I expect more people will come to the polling booths, saysGoa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai.

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