- Title: GOA: VOTERS GO TO POLLS TO DECIDE GOA'S FUTURE
- Date: 17th January 1967
- Summary: ELECTION POSTERS; POLLING STATION VOTERS; PEOPLE CASTING VOTES. Initials PW/V/JH/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 1st February 1967 12:00
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- Location: PANJIM -- GOA
- Country: India
- Reuters ID: LVA1TFY5UFKROZ89KVS1XXQLB1YE
- Story Text: THE PEOPLE OF GOA WENT TO THE POLLS YESTERDAY (MONDAY) IN A NATIONAL REFERENDUM TO DECIDE WHETHER GOA SHOULD REMAIN UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT OR MERGE WITH THE NEIGHBOURING STATE OF MAHARASHTRA. THE RESULT OF THE REFERENDUM IS EXPECTED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE FORMER PORTUGUESE COLONY ON INDIA'S WEST COAST, WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT IN DECEMBER, 1961, AND HAS REMAINED UNDER HER DIRECT CONTROL. BUT SOME GOANS HAVE URGED THAT THE TINY STATE SHOULD MERGE WITH ITS NEIGHBOUR, MAHARASHTRA.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE POPULATION TURNED OUT YESTERDAY TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE.
TO HELP ILLITERATE VOTERS, TWO SYMBOLS WERE USED ON VOTING PAPERS -- A FLOWER REPRESENTING THE MERGER AND TWO LEAVES INDICATING SEPARATION.
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