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Campaigning ended in Goa and Uttarakhand on Saturday, 48 hours ahead of the much-anticipated Assembly elections. The voting for the Goa Assembly elections will be held between 7 am and 6 pm on 14 February 2022. Uttarakhand will also vote on Monday for its 70-member Assembly seats. Polling will begin at 8 am and conclude at 6 pm. In Goa, the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being challenged by Congress, Trinamool Congress and Aam Admi Party (AAP) in a multi-cornered electoral contest. To check the spread of COVID-19, voters will be provided hand gloves at the polling stations, and more than 100 ‘all-women’ polling booths were set up in the state for the convenience of female voters. The polls will see a total of 301 candidates from different political parties fighting over 40 Assembly seats as Goa goes to polls in a single phase on Monday. Traditionally a state with bipolar politics, Goa is witnessing a multi-cornered contest this time, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other smaller parties vying to make a mark on the state’s electoral scene. The ruling BJP, Congress, Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party remain principal contenders for the Assembly elections in Goa along with Shiv Sena. Goa Assembly has a strength of 40 members out of which the BJP currently has 17 legislators and enjoys the support of legislators from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Vijay Sardesai of the Goa Forward Party (GFP), and three independents. The GFP and MGP each have three MLAs, and Congress, on the other hand, has 15 MLAs in the house. Utpal Parrikar, son of former Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar, is contesting as an independent candidate from his father’s traditional Panaji Assembly seat. He had resigned from the BJP after he was denied a ticket from the Panaji Assembly constituency. The BJP has fielded Congress party turncoat Atanasio “Babush” Monserrate from the Panaji seat. He had joined the BJP along with nine other MLAs in 2019 from Congress. The Panaji Assembly seat has its own importance in electoral politics of the state. Former Union Minister for Defence Manohar Parrikar, who had represented Panaji, had been a three term Chief Minister of the state. Goa witnessed intense electioneering by the top leaders of various political parties. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram along with the AICC in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao canvassed in Goa, seeking votes for works carried out by the Congress led governments in the past, slamming political rivals for hampering welfare of the people in the state. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Girish Chodankar also posted a video message for voters in Goa. He recalled works done by the Congress led government in the past in the state. Similarly, several candidates of the BJP, Congress and TMC along with other political parties posted video messages, highlighting the developmental works carried out by them in their respective constituencies. Meanwhile, AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also promised cash assistance for every woman above the age of 18 years and other benefits for many communities if his party came to power in the state. The AAP has declared lawyer turned politician Amit Palekar as its Chief Ministerial face for the Goa Assembly polls. Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday highlighted that the model of good governance in Maharashtra should be replicated in all other states. In Uttarakhand, the incumbent BJP is challenged by Congress, who is hoping for a comeback, and Aam Admi Party (AAP) has pitched in to find a foothold in the state. There are 632 candidates for 70 Assembly seats. Other than the BJP and Congress, and AAP, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party are also testing their electoral strengths in the state. The AAP has named a retired colonel and candidate from Gangotri seat Ajay Kothiyal as its Chief Ministerial candidate. Former state Chief Minister Harish Rawat led the Congress campaign during the campaigning. The BJP’s star campaigners sought to build the poll plank on the works done by the incumbent Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Dhami is contesting from the Khatima Assembly seat whereas Rawat is in from the Lalkuwa constituency. On the last day of campaigning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed a number of election rallies. Just a day before the campaigning concluded, Dhami stirred a new row by promising contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state if the BJP retained power. The counting of votes in Goa and Uttarakhand will take place on 10 March. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
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Goa sees 75.29% turnout till 5 pm Uttarakhand at 59.37%
As per data from the Election Commission, Goa recorded 75.29 per cent turnout while Uttarakhand registered 59.37 per cent turnout till 5 pm.
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Two villages in Kedarnath constituency boycott polls
Unhappy over a road not being constructed, residents of Jaggi Bagwan and Chilaund villages in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath assembly constituency stayed away from voting in the Assembly elections on Monday. Though the district administration is trying to persuade the voters in these villages to come out and exercise their franchise, they have refused to budge.
The 225 voters of Chilaund and 376 of Jaggi Bagwan had earlier announced their decision to boycott the polls complaining about non-construction of a road, a long-standing demand of the villagers. Additional District Magistrate and Chief Development Officer Rudraprayag reached the two villages on Monday to persuade them to vote but they have refused to reconsider their decision so far.
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Goa, Uttarakhand voter turnout till 3 pm
Goa records 60.18 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm; Uttarakhand records 49.24 per cent
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The kind of enthusiasm the people of Goa have shown is truly overwhelming, says Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant.
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Goa, Uttarakhand voter turnout till 1 pm
Goa records 44.63 per cent voter turnout till 1 pm; Uttarakhand records 35.21 per cent
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People voting not for constituency but for Goa, says Michael Lobo, Congress candidate from Calangute
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Goans will not allow the ulterior motive of TMC-MGP to divide the Hindu Votes, tweets Goa CM, Pramod Sawant.
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Polling personnel trekked to Ganai, Badrinath Vidhan Sabha, Chamoli, Uttarakhand on 13 February, 2022, with backpacks for Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, Control Unit and Balloting Unit, ahead of Elections
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AAP tweeted in hindi, “To establish honest and ‘politics of work’ in Uttarakhand, definitely go to vote!”
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Uttarakhand reports 18.97% voter turnout till 11 am, Haridwar takes lead with 22.42%
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Number of Voters in Goa and Uttarakhand
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Uniform Civil Code is not state subject, says Congress leader Harish Rawat
The Uniform Civil Code is not a state subject, and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami should have discussed the issue with the Centre before making any announcement, Congress stalwart Harish Rawat has said.
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People of Goa will vote for a change, says Sushmita Dev of TMC
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Goa Assembly Elections 2022: Instability and defections mark Goa’s electoral history
India’s smallest state, Goa, is deciding the fate of 301 candidates today in the 2022 Assembly elections. The first ever elections in Goa after it was liberated from the Portuguese rule in 1961, was held in December 1963.
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Goa records 26.63% voter turnout till 11 am; Uttarakhand records 18.97%
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Specially abled voters reach polling booths in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.
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Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: Key electoral battles to watch for in hill state
It’s a battle between Congress veteran Harish Rawat and the BJP’s youth bet Pushkar Singh Dhami as the hill state of Uttarakhand goes to polls for its 70 members’ Assembly.
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Colonel Ajay Kothiyal (retd), AAP CM candidate for Uttarakhand, casts his vote at a polling booth in Uttarkashi.
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Senior citizens vote in Uttarkashi as the State votes in Assembly elections today
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Enthusiastic citizens voting in Goa while following COVID-19 protocols
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Aam Aadmi Party CM candidate Amit Palekar along with his mother casts his vote in Assembly elections
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Colonel Ajay Kothiyal (retd), AAP CM candidate for Uttarakhand, casts his vote at a polling booth in Uttarkashi.
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Women empowerment expressed through Pink Booths that are run by all-women polling officials
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A first time voter talks about his voting experience
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Aam Aadmi party appealed to all Goenkars to come out and exercise their right to vote for a prosperous and corruption-free Goa
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Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj casts his vote in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency, Pauri Garhwal
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Former Union minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank casts his vote in Dehradun
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Polling process peaceful with 11.04% voter turnout so far, says Kunal, Chief Electoral Officer, Goa
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Rajnath Singh appeals to the voters to vote in record numbers.
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Elections are being held in a proper unbiased manner, says Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd), Governor of Uttarakhand
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Goa Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane, casts his vote.
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Goa CM casts his vote
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Utpal Parrikar (independent) & Michael Lobo (Congress) won’t win, as BJP is coming with a majority, says Goa CM Pramod Sawantttarakhand
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami being blessed by his mother.
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Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged people to vote and asked the electorate to “choose development”
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Law & order is very peaceful. Forces are deployed everywhere as per plan, says Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer Soujanya
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All our schemes have provided a shield for the people of Uttarakhand, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
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Uttarakhand CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami casts his vote
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As per ECI guidelines, arrangements have been done and agents of different political parties have also verified, says Jagdamba Prasad, Sector Magistrate in Dehradun.
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