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71 pc polling till 5 pm in Goa
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Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on voting awareness with message "Go vote & make your vote count", at Puri beach of Odisha, Monday, April 22, 2019. (PTI Photo)
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on voting awareness with message "Go vote & make your vote count", at Puri beach of Odisha, Monday, April 22, 2019. (PTI Photo)

An average 70.90 per cent voting was registered in two Lok Sabha seats in Goa by 5 pm, election authorities said on Tuesday evening.

The polling across 1,652 polling stations has started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.

As per the data released by the Chief Electoral Officer, North Goa Lok Sabha constituency witnessed 72.97 per cent turnout by 5 pm, while in South Goa, the polling percentage was 68.90.

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The state is also having by-elections to three Assembly constituencies.

Mapusa Assembly constituency registered 75.17 per cent polling till 5 pm, Shiroda 75.72 per cent and Mandrem 75.99 per cent.

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(Published 23 April 2019, 11:38 IST)