AGASSAIM
Earlier in the day when the polling began, a low turnout was witnessed at some booths, but it increased later in the day.
No candidate was allowed inside the booths and police deployed was deployed at all the polling stations.
According to social worker Tony Fernandes from Agassaim the elections were peaceful in the village with no untoward incident.
Acting and former sarpanchas and new faces are contesting the elections in 10 village panchayats of St Andre and St Cruz Assembly constituncies.
Many candidates visited temples and churches early in the morning before polling began.
