Voters have begun casting their ballots in regional elections in Indian-administered Kashmir as Kashmiris lined up outside polling stations today.
Nine million registered voters are set to choose members of the Himalayan region’s 90-seat legislature for the first time since the disputed territory lost its semi-autonomous status in 2019.
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After Wednesday’s first phase of voting, second and third rounds will be held on September 25 and October 1, following which votes will be counted on October 8, with results expected the same day.
The prime minister, Narendra Modi, speaking via a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) has urged Kashmiris to turn out to vote “in large numbers” to “strengthen the festival of democracy”.
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