Goa, May 7 -- The third phase of the Lok Sabha election in Goa saw a great voter turnout, with 31.56% and 30.31% turnout in South and North Goa respectively by 11 am on Tuesday. However, the voters' turnout was low during early morning with 12.24% turnout in South Goa and 13.61% in North Goa by 9 am. The voter turnout increased significantly later in the day.

The election saw a high participation from postal ballot voting; where Senior citizens, disabled voters, police on duty, and others also turned out in large numbers, with a 94% turnout in postal ballot voting.

Goa has a total of 117,900 voters spread across 1,725 polling stations in the state. Many youths, with many first-time voters, exercise their right to vote. The state witness...