India-administered Kashmir votes as part of phase two of India’s general election, with sporadic clashes reported between protesters and security forces
People wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Hojai district in the northeastern state of Assam during phase two of India's seven-stage general election, April 18, 2019.
There were small queues of voters in Ganderbal – a picturesque area of pine trees, streams and mustard fields – voting stations in Srinagar and some urban areas of Budgam looked deserted, Umar reported.Kashmir is a flashpoint for India and Pakistan The latest deployment comes in addition to 500,000 troops that India has stationed in the region since 1989 when the popular armed revolt broke against New Delhi's rule.
Modi has put national security at the centre of his campaign to secure a second five-year term. While seen as the favourite, he faces an increasingly tough challenge from opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. Voting in a constituency in the southern state of Tamil Nadu was cancelled altogether after $1.5 million in cash was seized by authorities.
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