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A signboard by the Election Commission of India at Srinagars Lal Chowk | Praveen Jain | ThePrint Voters at Government Higher Secondary School, Pulwama | Praveen Jain | ThePrint People jostle to check the voters list at Government Higher Secondary School, Pulwama | Praveen Jain | ThePrint ..
With this election we want our voices, that were muffled and silenced, to be heard.. Latif Ahmed Nazar and his wife walk to a polling booth in downtown Srinagar | Praveen Jain | ThePrint A policeman helps a voter at Government Higher Secondary School, Pulwama | Praveen Jain | ThePrint ..
He said that he had discussed with his friends and they believe that if this election sees a good voter turnout and is a success, it will give a clear message to the Centre that Kashmir is conducive to holding elections...
There was no election for so many years; this time we want to make our voice heard.. PDP candidate Parra also told ThePrint that the main agenda for the party was to break the silence in J&K, end the cycle of suffocation that has been created due to a political vacuum, and heal people through an electoral process...
People would come out to reclaim what they have lost, he said.. NCs Mehdi explained that the election was about restoring the dignity and democratic rights snatched from Kashmiris post the abrogation of Article 370, and, hence, a good voter turnout was expected...
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