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Panaji: Goa Registers Historic 82 Percent Voter Turnout

  •   Sat, Mar 03 2012 10:59:24 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Mar 3: Overall 82 percent people voted in Goa State Legislative Assembly polls held on Saturday March 3. The Election Commission officials have claimed the turnout as historic.

Election commission said that 8.3 lakh voters casted their vote in all the 40 constituencies and 1000-odd polling booths.  North Goa had 83 percent and South Goa 80 percent people voting.

Joint chief electoral officer Narayan Navti said that the last highest percentage was during 2007 polls when 71 percent people came and exercised their franchise.

The polling remained peaceful except for minor incidents of violence. Five people were arrested for poll related offences by state police.

More women turned out for voting today.

Navti said that more than 85 percent voting was registered in 11 constituencies including Shiroda, Mandrem, Pernem, Sankhalim, St Andre, Sanguem, Sanvordem, Quepem, Bicholim, Poriem and Madkai.

The constituency of Sankhalim had highest number of voting. The constituency had 88.51 percent people voting. In all 88.04 percent people voted in Curtorim and 88.25 percent in Priol constituencies.

Velim constituency which reported 73.49 percent voting had lowest turnout. The polling is historic as the state has been witnessing polling between 65-71 percent, he said, adding the awareness created by authorities about voting paid off.

The election commission officials said that the poll monitoring system that was introduced for the first time worked very well. The PMS coverage was 85 percent. “We could not have 100 percent as there was a connectivity problem,” he said.
  

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Sun, Mar 04 2012

    Congrats Goans for history in casting votes. GOA'ns right from the birth music lovers,freindly, peace and kind natures, BJP never suits in this soil. As per Exit polls Congress-NCP will form the Govt.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sun, Mar 04 2012

    Poor BJP supporters Jathin,Sudhrshan and Praveen Kumar perturbed/annoyed by my comments which is a exit poll would be result!!As a matter of fact "SATYA YAAVAAGALU KAHI AAGIRUTTHE" if exit poll result are be believed then taste it.By the by mainly UP result has a say in the UDUPI-CHIK MP by election as well as Yeddi saheb...I think after 6th March BJP must be in receiving end.

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  • jatin, mlore

    Sun, Mar 04 2012

    Isamil, hold your horses till Tuesday. BJP is not going to get effected, its your own CONGRESS which gets effected with the poll results .All the exit polls more or less suggest that the Congress will be the distant 4th party in UP elections. It is an unmitigated shame and a deadly blow causing irreparable damage to the reputation and image of the party and in particular Rahul Gandhi, its PM candidate. More importantly it would signal an end, at least temporarily, to the dynastic politics. It clearly shows that all the pomp and show by the family did have no positive impact on the voters. If at all had there been any impact, it only seem to have been a negative one. Priyanka Vadra's resemblance to Indira Gandhi and her insipid speeches did not help the matters any better. Her husband's declaration of his intention of joining politics also seems to have not gone well with people. The election results, if they turn out to be close to the projections, will be a slap on the face of Rahul Gandhi, his sycophants, and the media cronies who maintained throughout the campaign that Congress will emerge as a majority party. This clearly shows how disconnected the Congress and its cronies are from the voters and how unrealistic their calculations and projections were. The Congress has invested a lot of efforts and money in UP its Yuva Raj was campaigning in UP for months together, eating and sleeping with the farmers and backward communities. Priyanka and her family were preening and strutting on the streets as if having a holiday with her family in UP. It seems that Yuva Raj has not been able to translate the crowds into votes in other words the crowds that were seen at the rallies were all 'Rent-a-crowds' arranged by his sycophants to the please the Raja. Be Ready to suffer with the election gift with am increase in the petrol prices.Sorry, u Stay & enjoy in Saudi and talk about India.DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!

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  • Sudharsan Shetty, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Sun, Mar 04 2012

    ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA did you forget how your secular party kangress lost in most of the bypolls in karnataka?? Also in the recent Mumbai corporation election BJP/Shivsena are into the power again. Did you forget that?? So would advise you try to gain the full knowledge about politics before commenting in this website.

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  • Praveen Kumar, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 04 2012

    ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA wait till the election results. Inorder to talk about BJP even your secular party congress is not in a better position in UP. So please check your own house first before poking your nose into others.

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  • psshnkr, mangalore

    Sun, Mar 04 2012

    wishful thinking,ismail bhai..

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  • Louis, Kuwait

    Sun, Mar 04 2012

    Congratulation to Goa public for highest voting. After all western culture. Our Indian culture is sitting at home n blaming govts. for porn films, Rave party's, attack on media for telecasting porn video through Goonda lawyers. Raping friends wife, land scams, nurse affairs, mining scams, donations to ministers trusts. Church attacks. Killi g own wife through friend, Hoisting Pakistan flag What not? This is the to pay back for the mistakes of govt through your votes??? So cast your votes without fail n build your own govt. Of the people, by the people n for the people.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sat, Mar 03 2012

    Exit poll of different private Channels as quoted by TOI says BJP party set to loose all state except neck to neck fight in GOA.Interestingly, even after roping Uma Bharathi in UP it might loose badly in UP once Lab of BJP and Sangh Parivar.

    What I gather from different media sources are BJP gradually loosing ground in Indian Politics for it's double std communal agenda.It is a good signal for Secular India point of view and democracy alike.It ruled UP 5 yrs and never able come back to power.It ruled Center still struggling to be oppn party for consecutive two terms...It ruled Delhi state for 5 yrs and never able come back for fifteen years...All these historical evidence shows BJP slowly but certainly loosing it's ground in spite vigorous canvass. Likewise it set to loose in UDUPI-CHIK MP by election also.

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