Punjab and Goa come out in large numbers to vote

Punjab and Goa had a single-phase polling on February 4 for the 2017 Assembly elections. 117 seats are up for grabs in Punjab and 40 in Goa. (AP photo)

Till 5 pm, a voter turn out of 70% was recorded in Punjab and 83% in Goa. Punjab's turnout was later updated to 78.62% (Reuters photo)

There are a total of 117 Assembly seats up for grabs in Punjab. Of this, 83 seats are open to general candidates, while 34 are reserved for Scheduled Castes (AFP photo)

89-year-old Sato Devi, shows her inked finger after casting her vote in assembly elections at a polling station on the outskirts of Jalandhar on February 4 (AFP photo)

85-year-old Mukhtar Singh is being helped by his relatives to reach to a polling station near Amritsar (PTI image)

90-year-old Madho Ram showing his indelible ink marked finger and voter ID card after casting his vote at a polling station in a village, about 25 km from Amritsar (PTI image)

Goa became the first state in the country to introduce 'Pink Polling Station' which is managed by all women polling officers including security personnel (TOI photo)

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar in a queue outside a polling booth in Goa (PTI image)

Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal showing a victory sign after casting his vote in Badal village in Muktsar district (PTI photo)

AAP's Bhagwant Mann casts his vote in Mohali. He's contesting against Sukhbir Singh Badal in Jalalabad

State Congress chief Amrinder Singh casts his vote (PTI photo)

Congress candidate Navjot Singh Sidhu, along with his wife Navjot Kaur and his son, after casting their votes at a polling station in Amritsar on Saturday (PTI Photo)

SAD president and deputy CM of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal showing a victory sign after casting his vote in Badal village in Muktsar district on Saturday (PTI image)