Goa Assembly elections | Polling underway; 301 candidates in fray for 40 Assembly seats

Goa is witnessing a multi-cornered contest, with AAP, TMC and other smaller parties vying to make a mark on the State's electoral scene.

Polling began on the morning of in , where 301 candidates are in the fray for the 40 Assembly seats, election officials said.

Voting began at 7 a.m. and will conclude at 6 p.m. in the single-phase elections in the coastal State, the officials said.

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.