In Pictures: Jammu & Kashmir Voters Take Part In First Assembly Elections Since 2014

People were seen queued up outside polling booths in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday during the first phase of the union territory's first assembly elections since 2014. Also. this is the first assembly election since the Article 370 abrogation. Out of the 90 seats, 24 are voting in the first phase- 16 in the Kashmir Valley and 8 in the Jammu region with over 2.3 million eligible voters.

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Updated on: 18 September 2024 5:13 pm

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First phase of J-K Assembly polls Photo: PTI/S Irfan

An elderly voter shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at Kakapora, in Pulwama district.

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First phase of J&K Assembly polls Photo: PTI

A man shows his ‘First Voter Certificate’ after casting vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Shopian district.

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First phase of Jammu And Kashmir Assembly polls 2024

First phase of Jammu And Kashmir Assembly polls Photo: PTI

A voter shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at a women managed polling station during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kishtwar district.

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Jammu And Kashmir Voting Photo: PTI

BJP candidate from Kishtwar constituency Shagun Parihar shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kishtwar district.

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Congress candidate from Banihal constituency Vikar Rasool Wani Photo: PTI

Congress candidate from Banihal constituency Vikar Rasool Wani shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Ramban district.

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First phase of Jammu And Kashmir Assembly polls 2024 Photo: PTI

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Pulwama district.

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Voting In Kashmir Photo: PTI

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kulgam district.

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Kashmir Election Photo: AP/Dar Yasin

People queue up at a polling booth to cast their vote in Bellow, south of Srinagar, Kashmir.

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First phase of J&K polls: Voting in Delhi Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma

Kashmiri migrants show their identification cards as they wait to cast their votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at Jammu & Kashmir House, in New Delhi.

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First phase of J&K polls: Voting in Delhi

J&K polls: Voting in Delhi Photo: PTI/Vijay Verma

A Kashmiri migrant shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at Jammu & Kashmir House, in New Delhi.

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Kashmir Election 2024 Photo: PTI

Voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kishtwar.

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Voting In Jammu And Kashmir Photo: PTI

Women voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kulgam district.

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J&K Polls Photo: PTI

First time voters Rahila Younis (C), Humaira Jan (L) and others show their voting slips as they wait to cast votes at a polling station at Bijbehara during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Anantnag district.