Goa: Counting begins for 40 Assembly seats; Live

Cong+ - 19
BJP- 14
Others- 7

Hung Assembly in Goa

Victoria Fernandes from Cong wins St Cruz
1:38 PM 6/5/2007

Cong+ - 18
BJP- 14
Others- 7
1:16 PM 6/5/2007

BJP- 14
Cong+ - 16
Others- 7

Vishwajeet Rane (Ind) wins from Valpoi
1:00 PM 6/5/2007

BJP- 14
Cong+ - 14
Others- 7

Dayanand Mandrekar of BJP wins Siolim seat

Damu Naik of BJP wins Fatorda seat
12:46 PM 6/5/2007

Mahadev Naik from BJP wins Shiroda seat
12:22 PM 6/5/2007

Cong+ - 14
BJP- 13
MGP- 2
UGDP- 1
Independents- 2
Others- 2

Hung Assembly likely in Goa again
12:09 PM 6/5/2007

Cong+ - 14
BJP- 13
Others- 7
11:45 AM 6/5/2007

Cong+ - 16
BJP- 10
Others- 6

Babush Monseratte (UGDP) retains Taleigo seat

Dr Welly loses Saligao; Parulekar of BJP wins
11:32 AM 6/5/2007

Cong+ - 15
BJP- 6
Others- 5

Only 21 seats needed to form new Government

NCP's Mickey Pacheco wins Benaulim seat
11:03 AM 6/5/2007

BJP's Ramesh Tavaldkar wins Pouinguim seat
10:50 AM 6/5/2007

Cong+- 14
BJP- 5

Congress takes over lead from BJP in Goa elections

Churchill Alemao (Save Goa) leading in Navelim

Cong Joaquim Alemao wins Cuncolim seat

BJP's Rajesh Patnekar retains Bicholim seat
10:34 AM 6/5/2007

BJP-5
Cong-12
Others-4

Cong Shyam Satadakar wins Curchorem seat

Anil Salgaonkar (Independent) wins Sanvordem seat

MGP's Sudin Dahvalikar retains Maraim

Cong Pratapsing Rane wins Poriem seat
10:19 AM 6/5/2007

BJP-6
Cong+-12

Cong Ravi Naik wins Ponda seat

NCP's Philip Jose wins Vasco seat

NCP's Nilkant Halrnkar wins Trivim seat

Cong's former Chief Minister Francisco Sardhina loses Cutorim seat
10:04 AM 6/5/2007

BJP-4
Cong-11

Cong's Digambar Kamat wins from Margao

BJP's Laxmikant Parsekar wins Madrem seat

Congress+ leading in 11 seats

Cong Alexio Sequira wins Lotulim seat

BJP's Milind Naik wins Mormugao seat

BJP's Vijay Pai Kot wins Canacona seat

Cong Filipe Rodrigues wins Velim seat
9:52 AM 6/5/2007

BJP- 5
Cong-8
Others-3

202 candidates in the fray

Counting going on for 40 Assembly seats

BJP contesting for 33 seats

Cong contesting for 32 seats

Congress leading in 8 seats

BJP leads in 5 seats

BJP's Manohar Parrikar wins from Panaji
9:42 AM 6/5/2007

Goa, June 5: Counting of votes for the 40-member assembly seat in Goa began here this morning amid tight security.

As many as 68.79 per cent of the 1.1 million-odd voters exercised their franchise in the June 2 polls, in which Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane, his cabinet colleagues, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Wilfred De Souza and the opposition leader Manohar Parrikar cast their ballots.

The BJP contested the highest number of 33 seats followed by the Congress 32, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) 26, Save Goa Front (SGF) 17, JD (S) and UGDP 11 each, Shiv Sena 7, Nationalist Congress Party 6, Communist Party of India (CPI) 3, CPI (Marxist) 1, RPI(A) 4, GSP 1 and Independents 50.

There are 19 Assembly constituencies in the North Goa district and 21 Assembly Constituencies in the South Goa district.

The election authorities warned the media against coverage of the actual counting inside the counting hall.

''The media taking audio visual coverage of the counting process with camera carried in hand or on shoulders are advised that under no circumstances, the actual votes recorded on each EVM is photographed or covered by audio visual coverage, even by accident,'' it said.

The Election Commission has also prohibited use of mobile phones inside the counting halls, except by authorised personnel.

UNI