Voting for local government opens in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
A three-phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened early Wednesday in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
Election Period - 2024 Local Government Election
The election period applies to Greater Shepparton City Council from 12 noon on Tuesday 17 September until 6pm on Saturday 26 October 2024. During this period, there are limits on the sorts of publications and activities that Councils can be involved in to ensure that Council resources are not used in any way that is intended or likely to influence voting.
Modi visits Indian-administered Kashmir on local election campaign amid massive security
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the main city in Himalayan Kashmir to campaign for his party in the staggered local election in the first such vote since New Delhi stripped the disput
Large turnout expected for crucial local government election in Indian-controlled Kashmir
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, many people boycotted elections for decades in protest against Indian rule. The vote is the first in a decade, and the first since Modi’s Hindu nationalist government in 2019 scrapped the Muslim-majority region’s special status and downgraded the former state to a federally governed territory.
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Three months after his worst election performance to date, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing another challenging vote: this time in the fragile region of Jammu and Kashmir, where separatist sentiment is strong and voters are angry with their loss of autonomy.
Voting for Local Government Opens in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
It is the first such vote since India's government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir choose local government for first time since losing autonomy
Security was tight on Wednesday as a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory's statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019.
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