An elderly voter shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at Kakapora, in Pulwama district.
In Pictures: Jammu & Kashmir Voters Take Part In First Assembly Elections Since 2014
People were seen queued up outside polling booths in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday during the first phase of the union territory's first assembly elections since 2014. Also. this is the first assembly election since the Article 370 abrogation. Out of the 90 seats, 24 are voting in the first phase- 16 in the Kashmir Valley and 8 in the Jammu region with over 2.3 million eligible voters.
A man shows his ‘First Voter Certificate’ after casting vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Shopian district.
A voter shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at a women managed polling station during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kishtwar district.
BJP candidate from Kishtwar constituency Shagun Parihar shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kishtwar district.
Congress candidate from Banihal constituency Vikar Rasool Wani shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Ramban district.
Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Pulwama district.
Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kulgam district.
Kashmiri migrants show their identification cards as they wait to cast their votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at Jammu & Kashmir House, in New Delhi.
A Kashmiri migrant shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at Jammu & Kashmir House, in New Delhi.
Voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kishtwar.
Women voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Kulgam district.