Kashmir ignores Geelani call, 78% vote in Phase I of rural polls

Ignoring the boycott call given by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, four Kashmir areas on Wednesday turned out to vote for the state’s first panchayat polls in 10 years in overwhelming numbers. By the time polling came to a close, 86.2 per cent in the frontier district of Kupwara had exercised their franchise, while the overall figure stood at around 78 per cent.

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