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> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 21:20:30 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] Goa poll: Historic turnout of 82% > > Goa poll: Historic turnout of 82%India Blooms News Servicesw > > > > > Panaji, Mar 3 (IBNS) The tiny state of Goa recorded a historic voting > turnout of 82 percent in the single phased assembly election on Saturday > while an exit poll by a news channel has put the Bharatiya Janata Party > (BJP) ahead in number of seats. > The overall turnout has sprung a surprise on many as it could be the > highest ever turnover in the state. > > In a press conference, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Narayan Navti informed > that 8.3 lakh electorates out of a total 10.25 lakh exercised their > franchise. > > “North Goa recorded 83 percent voting and South Goa had 80 percent voters > cast their ballots. There were more women than men voters,” Navti said. > > He said the massive turnout could be a result of awareness by the > authorities and by the election icon Remo Fernandes. > > While Davorlim constituency recorded the highest 100 percent voting by > 3:30pm, the lowest voting 73.49 percent was at Velim constituency. > > Navti announced that the 11 constituencies including Shiroda, Mandrem, > Pernem, Sanquelim, St Andre, Sanguem, Savordem, Quepem, Bicholim, Poriem > and Madkai had more than 85 percent voter turnout. > > The lowest voting could be a result of the violence in the constituency > when Goa police’s special branch team approached a Church priest late night > for gathering information on an incident. > > The policemen were beaten up and the villagers had threatened to boycott > voting. > > There were stray incidents of violence and code violation reported at the > polling booths today. While more than five arrests have been made and more > than Rs 5 lakh cash being seized, two polls officers might face suspension > for dereliction of duty. > > The poll counting will be held on March 6. > > Two major alliances Congress-Nationalist Congress Party and Bhartiya Janata > Party- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party have claimed they would emerge > victorious, even as some exit polls put the BJP alliance ahead. > > The India TV-C-Voter exit poll projected BJP alliance to be bagging 20 > seats out of the total 40 and Congress trailing with a tally of 17 seats. > Others would get the remaining three seats, it said. > > Incumbent BJP MLA Manohar Parrikar’s victory rally was carried out by his > supporters in Panaji. > > > Congress MLA Mauvin Godinho, at a press briefing in the evening, said that > the high turnout may not be ideal for Congress. > > “It can be anti incumbency factor for Congress. The party will emerge > single largest party but we have to depend on allies for forming the > government,” he said. > > In the last assembly election in 2007, the state had recorded 71 percent > voting. > > > > (Reporting by John Edwards) > > http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2012/newsDetails040312b.php > > > > > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM > > Gabe Menezes. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Protect Goa's natural beauty > > Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve > > Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
