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20 percent voting in first few hours in Goa
Saturday March 03, 2012 11:41:29 AM,
IANS
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Panaji: Around 20 percent balloting was reported in Goa in the first two hours of elections to pick a 40-member
assembly Saturday.
North Goa district which reported 21 percent voting has 23
assembly segments, while South Goa district which clocked 17
percent voting, has 17 assembly segments.
After casting his vote in the Margao constituency Chief Minister
Digambar Kamat said he was confident of a Congress-Nationalist
Congress Party alliance win. "This is the sixth time I am
contesting elections. The signs are good and our alliance will
win," Kamat said.
Leader of opposition Manohar Parrikar said the voter turn out in
these elections could be as high as 80 percent.
"I am satisfied. The voting turn out appears good. I think there
will be heavy voting in these elections. More turn out will
benefit us. People are eager to vote out these thieves," Parrikar
said.
Votes will be counting March 6.
The electorate numbering 1,026,306 - men 511,111 and women 515,195
- will seal the fate of 215 candidates, including nine women
candidates.
The main contest is between the ruling Congress-Nationalist
Congress Party alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-Maharashtrwadi
Gomantak Party alliance. The Trinamool Congress, a new entrant in
Goa's political canvas, has fielded 20 candidates.
Other parties like the Samajwadi Party, the Samajwadi Janata
Party, the Republican Party of India and the Janata Dal-Secular
are also contesting, along with regional parties like the Goa
Vikas Party and the United Goan Democratic party (UGDP).
Civil society have come together under the banner of the Zagrut
Goenkarancho
Ekvott (ZGE) and fielded 10 candidates for the elections.
Ballotting is spread across 1,612 polling stations, and several
units of para military forces have been deployed for security.
The assembly constituency with maximum number of candidates is
Vasco-da-Gama.
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