NEW DELHI: Goa on Saturday registered a record turnout of 83 per cent in the assembly elections, according to the Election Commission.
“The final figure for Goa is likely to increase,” the EC said while thanking all the stakeholders for the smooth conduct of the polls.
The Election Commission said 100 per cent webcasting was done in Goa on all the polling stations
In Goa, the ruling BJP is engaged in a fierce fight with the Opposition Congress , AAP and an alliance of MGP, Shiv Sena and GSM for the 40-member House.
Heavy polling was witnessed in the mining belt of Sankhalim, Bicholim and Curchorem.
The election passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from anywhere in the coastal state expect some cases of EVM glitches and cancellation of voting in one booth.
Punjab, meanwhile recorded an estimated 70 per cent polling in the assembly elections. This is less than what the state registered in the last assembly elections.
Rs 58.02 crore cash, 12.43 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 13.34 crore, 2598 kg of drugs and narcotics worth Rs 18.26 crore were seized in Punjab, the poll panel revealed.
In Punjab, there is a high-stake contest+ between the Congress, new entrant AAP and ruling SAD-BJP combine.
“Barring stray incidents of violence the polling in single-phase remained peaceful,” Additional Director General of Police (ADGP- elections) V K Bhawra said.
Two persons were injured in a clash which took place between AAP and Congress workers at Sultanpur village in Sangrur district, police said.