Assembly elections 2017: Goa to go for polls on Feburary 4, vote counting on March 11

The politically crucial Goa assembly election will be held on February 5 across all 40 constituencies. The Election Commission has decided to conduct the polls in single-phase.

Chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi told reporters that the vote counting for the Goa polls will be held on March 11.

Here is the poll schedule

Date of Notification: Jan 11

Last date of nomination: Jan 17

Last date of scrutiny: Jan 19

Last date of withdrawal of candidates: Jan 21

Election Date: Feb 4

Goa profile

Ruling Party- BJP

Chief minister- Laxmikant Parsekar

Main opposition party- Congress

Total seats- 40

Term ends on- 18 March, 2017

Goa election schedule map