From News Desk : Eastern Chronicle 24 x 7, The 18th September, 2024.
Voters of Himalayan Range, Jammu & Kashmir queued outside the polling stations on Wednesday to vote in the First Provincial Election being held today, in a first phase in a decades, where so many years after Militant’s violence.
Nine (9) Millions registered voters to choose their members of Legislatures of 90 seats, in Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir in three phase of Election. Votes will count on 8th of October this Year.
A frist-time voter, Md. Asim Bhatt, a 23year old said after casting his right that, “I gave my vote for our development. From Last ten Years, we were unable to exercises our Democratic Rights, and now I am happy…… That I caste my vote”.
Jammu & Kashmir is India’s only Muslim majority territory, which one is India’s centre of disputes while neighbouring with Pakistan, and a long international border with Pakistan since 1947.India & Pakistan both the country claims, kashmir the territory in full, but rule in part after fought two -three war, between the two countries over the region.
Till 2019, India ruled Jammu-kashmir with a special partial autonomy by the region, was revoked by PM Narendra Modi government, with revoke of article 370, the region’s special status, and one part comes under Union Territory.
Jammu & Kashmir, the first region of India, which one comes first, in a part from a State status to Union Territory status of Ladakh.
The territory recorded in last National Election, held in 2024, the highest turnout in 35 years was 58% participation. However, various national and international agency reports that, this time in Legislative Assembly Election of 2024, Voters turnout percentage.
