Goa Assembly polls: Voting for multi-cornered contest begins, 301 candidates in fray

Goa is voting today (February 14) to decide the fate of 301 candidates who are in the fray for 40 Assembly seats. The polling, which began at 7 am, will conclude at 6 pm. The coastal state, with over 11 lakh voters, is witnessing a multi-cornered contest this time, with the ruling BJP government facing a challenge from the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other smaller parties.

Prominent candidates: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant (BJP), Leader of the Opposition Digambar Kamat (Congress), former CMs Churchill Alemao (TMC), Ravi Naik (BJP), Laxmikant Parsekar (independent), former deputy CMs Vijai Sardesai (GFP) and Sudin Dhavalikar (MGP), late CM Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal Parrikar and AAP's CM face Amit Paleker.