81 per cent polling in Goa and 62 per cent in the 7th and last phase of Assembly Elections was recorded in Uttar Pradesh, voting for which took place yesterday.

The elections were held for 40 seats in Goa and 60 seats spread over 10 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the last phase. Briefing reporters in New Delhi last evening, the Chief Election Commissioner, CEC, S.Y Quraishi said that election in these Assembly constituencies remained totally peaceful.

He said, with the completion of yesterday's election, polling for all 690 Assembly constituencies spread over 122 districts in five states has been completed.

Elections were held in Manipur, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Uttar Padesh. Mr Quraishi said, the voters turnout was the highest ever and records have been set in all these states except Manipur where turnout was 79.41 per cent as against 84.83 per cent in 2007.

Highlighting the arrangements for counting of votes for all five states on Tuesday, the Chief Election Commissioner, CEC said, full security arrangements have been made for the counting of votes.

The CEC also opposed any move to provide statutory backing to the Model Code of Conduct, saying the present system which has put a check on poll malpractices, was working fine.