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SRINAGAR – The lowest voter turnout recorded in Indian-occupied Kashmir(IoK) was less 3 per cent during the final phase of Indian elections inShopian and Pulwama districts, Radio Pakistanlink reported.
Chief Electoral Officer Shailendra Kumar said that the twin districtsrecorded a voter turnout of 2.81 per cent with 300 out of 695 pollingbooths empty of voters.
Independent sources revealed that the actual turnout was less than theofficial quote.
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A Srinagar-based English daily stated that polling booths were deserted andstaff remained absent, thereby recording the lowest turnout in the finalphase of the Indian elections.
Kashmiris maintained their distance from the ballot as a sign of alienationand protest against the state-sanctioned brutality in the occupied valley.
