08 May,2024 03:14 PM IST | Panaji | IANS
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday evening expressed happiness over the robust voter turnout for the two Lok Sabha seats in the coastal state that went to the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in the third phase on Tuesday, reported news agency IANS.
As per the provisional figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the state recorded a voter turnout of 74.27 per cent for the North Goa and South Goa seats where polling for Lok Sabha elections 2024 was held on Tuesday.
In a video message, CM Sawant said, "I congratulate all Goans for such high voter turnout. Till now, the record was 72 per cent polling, which we have crossed today," reported IANS.
"We respect democracy. I am hopeful that the dream of âViksit Bharat' will come true. I am confident that the BJP will win both the seats in Goa," the Chief Minister said.
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The BJP has fielded Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik from North Goa, and industrialist Pallavi Dempo from the South Goa seat.
The Chief Minister also said that polling was peaceful in the state without any untoward incidents, reported IANS.
"Some political leaders tried to create issues. But people maintained peace and the elections took place smoothly," he said, reported IANS.
Meanwhile, the voter turnout in the 93 parliamentary constituencies that went to polls in the third phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 61.45 per cent until 8 pm, said the Election Commission.
With the conclusion of Phase 3, polling is now over in 20 States/UTs and 283 parliamentary constituencies for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. A total of 1331 candidates were in the electoral fray in this phase.
As per a press release from the ECI, "The polling was held smoothly and peacefully in all States/UTs across the three phases, which covered the entire north-eastern part of the country, including LWE affected and vulnerable areas in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The Commission,led by CEC Rajiv Kumar, along with ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, kept a regular close watch on each and every aspect of the poll process. Stringent security measures were in place, creating a conducive environment for voters to cast their votewithout fear or intimidation."
(With inputs from IANS)
