The voter turnout in India's election has been low, but it is increasing in Kashmir

Voters in the Indian Kashmir city of Srinagar turned out in large numbers in the first elections since the Himalayan region’s semi-autonomy was removed in 2019.

Voters in 96 constituencies in nine states and one union territory go to polls in fourth phase of world’s largest polls.

Absence of the prime minister’s party from electoral fray in Muslim-majority region seen as a sign of its unpopularity.

These are the first parliamentary elections since the Indian government revoked the region’s semiautonomy.