Panaji: South Goa collector Egna Cleetus on Thursday discussed with representatives of political parties the proposal for rationalisation of polling stations across South Goa assembly constituencies.Proposals received from electoral registration officers (EROs) for Ponda, Mormugao, Dabolim, Fatorda, Margao and Benaulim—covering deletion and shifting of polling stations, modification and change in nomenclature of polling sections—were presented during the meeting.An official said the draft proposals were discussed in detail and the political party representatives raised no objections.It was recommended that polling station 21 in Mormugao constituency be deleted, while polling stations 1, 2, 15 and 41 in Ponda and polling stations 22 and 24 in Margao be shifted.Proposals also include shifting and rearrangement of polling areas/sections in Mormugao, changes in nomenclature of polling stations in Dabolim, Fatorda and Benaulim, and consequential renumbering of polling stations in Mormugao.Following the discussion, the proposal was forwarded to the office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) for Election Commission of India (ECI) approval.Altinho Gomes of Congress, Durgadas Kamat of Goa Forward Party, along with several EROs and assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs), were present.
