Panchayat polls in Goa on 10 August; more than 5,000 candidates in fray

Panaji: As many as 186 panchayat bodies will go to polls in Goa on Wednesday with more than 5,000 candidates in the fray, an official from the state election commission said on Tuesday. At least 5,038 candidates will contest the panchayat polls from 1,464 wards across the state, he said. A total of 64 candidates have been elected unopposed from different village panchayats, of which 41 were from North Goa and 23 from South Goa, the senior official said. North Goa district has 97 panchayats, with 2,667 candidates in the fray, while 2,371 will contest polls for 89 panchayats in South Goa, he said. As per the official data, there are 3,85,867 and 4,11,153 voters in North Goa and South Goa respectively. The results of the election are slated to be declared on 12 August. The administration has already imposed section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) across the state, while a liquor ban has been imposed on Tuesday and Wednesday. The polling will begin at 8 am and conclude at 5 pm, it was stated. There are 191 panchayats in Goa in total. But, the term in five of these panchayats will end only in December. State election commissioner W V Ramanamurthy had last month said that the elections in these five panchayats will also be held before their term ends. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.