Goa Zilla Panchayat Elections See 56.82% Polling, 31 Covid-19 Patients Cast Votes
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Over 56 per cent voting was recorded in zilla panchayat polls on Saturday, including 31 Covid patients, in various polling booths across Goa.
Speaking to reporters in Panaji, State Election Commissioner Chokha Ram Garg said 4.50 lakh out of the 7.92 lakh eligible voters cast ballot in the elections to two zilla panchayat bodies, with a total voting percentage of 56.82 per cent. The commission is glad that the polling in all 48 ZP constituencies have been held successfully in a well organised and peaceful manner, Garg said.
The top official also said that 31 Covid patients wore PPE kits provided by the poll authorities while voting. Covid-19 positive voters were allowed to vote from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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