As many as 587 candidates have submitted their nominations for Goa’s 40 parliamentary seats, which will be voted on on February 14, an official statement from the chief electoral officer said on Friday.
Submissions for poll nominations began on January 21 and ended Friday afternoon.
“On the first day of nominations, 21 January 2022, a total of 3 candidates submitted their nominations. On the second day (24 January 2022), 18 candidates submitted their nominations, 25 January 2022 Day – 50 candidates submitted their nominations on January 27, 2022, with 262 submissions in one day, and on the last day of nominations, January 28, 2022, a total of 254 nominations were submitted,” the statement said.
After the last day of nominations, a total of 587 candidates submitted their nominations.
Nomination review will be completed today and the last date to withdraw candidates is January 31, 2022.
Goa is scheduled to go to a parliamentary vote on February 14. Counting will take place on March 10.
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