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11.04% voting in Goa in 1st two hours; highest in CM's constituency

By IANS | Updated: February 14, 2022 10:54 IST

Panaji, Feb 14 Goa reported 11.04 per cent voting during the first two hours of Monday, since voting got ...

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Panaji, Feb 14 Goa reported 11.04 per cent voting during the first two hours of Monday, since voting got underway at 7 a.m., 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.

Total 301 candidates are in the fray in the single-phase elections, where the ruling BJP is looking to score a hat-trick of Assembly election wins.

"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.

Goa Governor P.S Sreedharan Pillai as well as Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Arlekar, who hails from Goa, also cast their vote.

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