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Punjab and Goa Assembly polls 2017: As it happened
The single-phase assembly elections began in Punjab and Goa today.
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For the first time 100% use of electronically transmitted postal ballot system was done in Goa: Election Commission
Till now the information received is 83% polling in Goa, in north Goa 84%, in south Goa 81.5%: Election Commission
A high voter turnout of over 83 per cent was today recorded in the Assembly polls in Goa.
Polling in Punjab ends.
Polling in Goa ends.
Punjab has recorded an overall voter turnout of 66% till 04:00 PM
Polling started an hour late in Punjab today due to inclement weather.
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Punjab has recorded an overall voter turnout of 48% till 2:30 pm
Goa has recorded an overall voter turnout of 67% till 3:00 pm
Punjab records an overall voter turnout of 36.05% till 1:00 pm
Punjab polls: Captain Amarinder Singh casts his vote at booth no. 89 in Patiala
Goa elections: North Goa registers 55% voter turnout; South Goa witnesses 52% polling. Total voter turnout in Goa recorded at 53% till 1 :00 pm
Very confident of our win. Did door to door campaigns got positive response about my mother and father, says Navjot Singh Sidhu's son Karan Singh
Assembly elections 2017: Lalu Prasad Yadav says, "BJP ka safaya ho jayega yahi sanket mil raha hai"
Punjab polls: BJP-Akali Dal will win and Parkash Singh Badal will become Chief Minister for the sixth time, says Hans Raj Hans after casting his vote
Congress president Captain Amarinder tweets:
"Seeking my mother's blessings before casting my vote. Let this be a new dawn for Punjab!"
Punjab elections: BJP's Hans Raj Hans exercises his right to vote at a polling booth in Jalandhar
Is dharm yudh mei satya ki jeet hone wali hai; Hum sure hain ki sarkar Congress ki banegi. Yahan se Congress ke jhande mei danda lagega: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Punjab polls: Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives with wife Navjot Kaur at booth in Amritsar to cash his vote, says "Will give Rahul Gandhi great gift with Congress' revival"
Assembly elections: Goa records 34% overall voting till 11:30 am whereas Punjab records overall voter turnout of 14% till 11.30 am
#PunjabPolls2017: "Pehle do parties the ab teen hai. Kaafhi votes divert honge par jo bhi party jeete woh Punjab ko apne party se pehle rakhe", Harbhajan Singh tells ANI
#GoaPolls: 75- year-old woman casts her vote at polling booth no. 14 in Goa's Margao
#PunjabPolls2017: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh along with his mother Avtar Kaur, waiting to cast his vote at polling booth no 23 in Jalandhar
Punjab Assembly elections: CM Parkash Singh Badal calls Amarinder Singh a 'dal-badlu', says "I have 70 years of experience and have fought for Punjab and India. This is a small battle."
#PunjabPolls2017: CM Parkash Singh Badal of SAD casts his vote at a polling booth in Lambi
#PunjabPolls2017: We will have a bigger win than last year. Amarinder Singh is only drama and AAP is on 3rd position, says Sukhbir Singh Badal #
#PunjabPolls2017: Punjab has recorded an overall voter turnout of 12% till 10.30 am
#PunjabPolls2017: Punjab records overall polling percentage of 8% till 9:30 am
#PunjabPolls2017: People wait in queues as voting is yet to begin at booth no 35 in Majitha, due to error in EVM machine
Gen JJ Singh's is a parachute candidate. He spent two years in Patiala when his parents came across from Pakistan. I think that's his only link, says Ramaninder Kaur, niece of Captain Amarinder Singh
#PunjabPolls2017: "No matter whose government comes in power, youth wants employment," says first time voter at a polling booth in Lambi
#PunjabPolls2017: AAP's candidate Gurpreet Ghuggi casts his vote at a polling station in Bathinda, says "voting is our right and must be exercised"
#PunjabPolls2017: The environment is charged and very positive, we are confident of a win, says Captain Amarinder Singh's wife, Preneet Kaur
Union AYUSH minister Shripad Naik expresses confidence in BJP, says, "We are going to get the majority votes. My prediction is that we will get between 21 to 26 seats"
#PunjabPolls2017: Punjab mein Congress ki sarkar aa rhi hai; match jeentenge aur lambe-chaude goal honge; AAP hai thoda bahut par Akali Dal bilkul nhi, says Congress' Jalandhar Cantt candidate Pargat Singh
#GoaPolls: North Goa records voting percentage of 16% whereas South Goa records 14% with an overall turnout of 15%, till 9:00 am
#PunjabPolls2017: This election grandson of a soldier will create history by defeating the king, says SAD's JJ Singh on Captain Amarinder Singh
#GoaPolls: Over 8,000 additional paramilitary personnel, in addition to the state police, despatched to 1,642 polling stations across the state and other strategic locations to maintain law and order
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#PunjabPolls2017: Congress candidate Pargat Singh casts his vote at booth no. 66 in Jalandhar
#PunjabPolls2017: If he doesn't belong here (Patiala), yes of course he's a parachute candidate, says Captain Amarinder Singh's niece on Gen JJ Singh (retd)
#PunjabPolls2017: AAP candidate Bhagwant Mann casts his vote in Mohali, says "will defeat Sukhbir Badal"
#PunjabPolls2017: Policemen conduct security checks at booth no.118 (govt school) in Lambi
#GoaPolls: Senior citizens cast their vote at a polling booth in South Goa's Margaon
#PunjabPolls2017: Long queues of voters at booth no. 66 in Jalandhar after polling delayed due to glitch in the EVM machine
#PunjabPolls2017: Aapna Punjab Party president Sucha Singh Chhotepur casts his vote in Gurdaspur
#PunjabPolls2017: Polling at booth no. 66 in Jalandhar delayed due to glitch in the EVM machine
#PunjabPolls2017: Polling at booth no. 124-125 in Amritsar began 40 minutes late due to a glitch in the EVM machine
"He loves challenges; in Arunachal also he wanted a challenging area," wife of Gen JJ Singh (retd) on him contesting against Congress's Amarinder Singh
#PunjabPolls2017: Women cast their vote at booth no.66 in Jalandhar
We will win with complete and comfortable majority, will continue development work and most importantly job creation: Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar
#GoaPolls: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar casts his vote at a polling booth in North Goa's Arambol
#PunjabPolls2017: People queue up in Pathankot to cast their votes; visuals from polling booth no.123-124 at SD College
#PunjabPolls2017: Former Army chief and SAD candidate against Congress's Amarinder Singh from Patiala Urban, JJ Singh cast his vote in Punjab
Punjab polls 2017: Glitch in EVM machines in Jalandhar and Amritsar causes delay in voting
#PunjabPolls 2017: Candidates seek blessings at Amritsar's Golden Temple
"Initial reports suggest good voter turnout. I expect the voting percentage will increase from 84%. Initial indications are good and BJP expect victory. BJP expects mandate with two-third majority," News18 quoted Manohar Parrikar as saying
It's a four corner contest out of which three are very weak: Parrikar
Goa polls: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar cast his vote in Panaji
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people of Punjab and Goa to turnout in record numbers and vote in Assembly elections.
"I particularly urge my young friends to vote," says PM Modi
Goa polls: Security deployed outside polling station in Panaji; voters queue up at polling station to cast their vote
Polling for 117 seats in Punjab began at 8:00 am whereas in Goa, polling on 40 seats began at 7:00 am.
New Delhi: The single-phase assembly elections in Punjab and Goa that began today will see a high-octane three-way battle between the BJP, Congress and a debutante Aam Aadmi Party. The results will be announced on 11 March.
Punjab is all set for a three-cornered tussle for the 117 assembly seats, with the Congress vying with the AAP to dethrone the incumbent Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) combine that has been in power since March 2007.
In Goa, where the ruling BJP had pre-poll alliance during the 2012 assembly polls, is going alone this time but is supporting independents in four constituencies.
The ruling BJP, Congress and AAP along with the three-party alliance constituting Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa Suraksha Manch and Shiv Sena are in the running race for Goa Assembly election.