Kashmir's Srinagar votes in large numbers in first election since 2019

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Weather’s role in wildfires in Atlantic Canada | SaltWire #weather #climatechange #wildfireseasonSRINAGAR, India - Voters in the main Indian Kashmir city of Srinagar turned out in large numbers in national elections on Monday, reversing the trend of abysmally low vote counts in the first polls since Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed the region's semi-autonomy in 2019.Srinagar is the first of the Himalayan region's three seats to vote, and saw a turnout of almost 36% until 5 p.m.

Kashmir is disputed between India, which rules the populous Kashmir Valley and the Hindu-dominated region of Jammu, and Pakistan, which controls a wedge of territory in the west. China holds a thinly populated high-altitude area in the north. Rafiqa, 56, said she was seeking a change in government since"our children are jobless", an issue reiterated by first time voter Rabia Akhtar, who said"a change of government" was also the determining factor in her vote.

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