Panaji, April 23: A total of 66.70 per cent of the 1.85 lakh eligible electors voted in polls to five municipal councils in Goa on Friday, an official said. Results of the polls, held for municipal councils in Margao, Quepem, Sanguem, Mormugao and Mapusa, will be declared on April 26, he added.

"The polling went off peacefully. It began at 8 am and continued till 5 pm, with the last one hour being kept aside for voters who have been infected with COVID-19," a state poll official said. Goa Municipal Elections 2021: Second Round of Municipal Polls on April 23, Says SEC.

He said Sanguem witnessed 81.49 per cent polling, which was the highest among the five places, followed by 78.01 in Quepem, 68.57 per cent in Mapusa, 65.04 per cent in Mormugao and 64.25 per cent in Margao, he said. The polling was held amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state.

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