An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as voters stand in a queue to cast their ballots during the first phase of the District Development Council (DDC) and Panchayat by-elections at a polling station in Shamsabad area of Budgam district on Saturday (Nov 28, 2020). - AFP
SRINAGAR, India, Nov 28 (AP): The first phase of local civic polls opened in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday amid tight security.
Nearly 6 million voters across the disputed region’s 20 districts are eligible to elect 280 members of District Development Councils in a staggered eight-phase process that ends Dec. 19.
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