Indian-ruled Kashmir election officials report over 50% turnout

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as Kashmiris queue up at a polling station to cast their vote during the second phase of assembly elections, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, Sept. 25, 2024. (Wasim Nabi for VOA) Residents of Faqir Gujri, a remote village in Indian-administered Kashmir, queued for hours at their polling station to cast their votes, Sept. 25, 2024. (Wasim Nabi for VOA)

Voter turnout of just over 56% was reported Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir, the disputed, Indian-controlled territory holding its first legislative elections in ten years.