Goa assembly election 2022: Voting underway for 40 seats | In Pics

Polling began on Monday morning in Goa, where 301 candidates are in the fray for the 40 Assembly seats.

Voting began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm in the single-phase elections in the coastal state.

Over 11 lakh people are eligible to cast their votes. They include 9,590 persons with disabilities, 2,997 aged over 80 years, 41 sex workers and nine transgenders.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant cast his vote during the first phase of assembly election.

AAP CM candidate Amit Palekar along with mother cast vote during the first phase of Goa Assembly polls, at St Cruz in North Goa district.