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Counting of votes gets underway in Goa FN PANAJI (Goa), June 5: Counting of votes in the Goa assembly elections got underway in Panjim and Margao on Tuesday (June 5, 2007) morning. Counting was scheduled to begin at 8 am at two centres in state-capital Panaji and one at Margao (in South Goa district) to decide the fate of some 202 candidates who joined the bitterly contested June 2 elections. Last evening, officials here meanwhile said the election machinery in Goa has been fully geared up for the counting to the 19 Assembly constituencies of North Goa District and 21 Assembly constituencies of the South Goa District. Counting of votes for the Goa Legislative Assembly is being held on June 5, 2007 at the two counting centers in Panjim -- the Goa Pharmacy College, and Bal Bhavan for North Goa Constituencies. South Goa Assembly constituencies' counting is taking place at Multipurpose High School complex at Borda in the district headquarters and commercial capital of Margao, some 30 kms from here. Officials said the data management teams, which are formed at the returning officers level, have conducted dummy result testing to prepare for online transmission of the results to the Election Commission of India through the GENESYS software on the counting day. Goa boasts of being the first state where the Election Commission of India in 1999 Assembly Elections used this software. Data management teams will be assisting returning officers in transmitting the results. "The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Office expects that the entire results will be out by 11 am today (Tuesday)," said an official statement. Visual mediapersons were cautioned that "under no circumstances" should the actual votes recorded on each electronic voting machine be photographed or covered by audio visual coverage, "even by accident". Mobile phones are banned inside counting halls. TRENDS: BJP bags Mormugoa BJP leads in four seats; Congress 3. Others in 3 [Mineowner] Anil Salgaocar leads in Calangute. Source: Niraj Naik's mobile news service ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------