Panaji:
The Goa assembly elections are to be held on Saturday.
Following is the fact file:
Number of seats - 40
Voters - 10,26,306 (Men 5,11,111, women 5,15,195)
Total candidates - 215
Women candidates - 9
Constituency with most candidates - Vasco-da-Gama
Constituency with least candidates - Sanquelim, Poriem, Marcaim, and Curchorem - two each in all the constituencies
Key parties - BSP, BJP, Congress, Goa Vikas Party, NCP, others including Independents -138
Number of EVMs - 1,773
Largest constituency - Canacona
Smallest constituency - Dabolim
Polling stations - 1,612