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Voting begins in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Voting begins in Pakistan-administered Kashmir More than 3.2M voters will elect 53-member state assembly 2021-07-25 06:27:12 Voting kicked off Sunday in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to elect the state assembly. More than 3.2 million voters are going to elect the 53-member house to a five-year term. An excess of 700 candidates from 32 political and religious parties are contesting 45 general seats. Eight are reserved seats with five for women and three one each for religious scholars, technocrats and overseas Kashmiris. The members for those seats are nominated after elections. Out of 45 general seats, 12 are reserved for Kashmiri refugees who migrated from the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir in 1947 and 1965 and are settled in various parts of Pakistan. Therefore, in the 10 districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), elections are taking place for 33 seats.

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