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LOL
Let me get this straight...the addition of an unexpected candidate to the fray in the only Kashmiri constituency that didn't totally reject the polls...that had no impact on voter turnout. But terrorist violence levels in Pakistan that have remained largely unchanged between the local and general elections, somehow created enough of a threat in Kashmiri psyche that our turnout dropped by nearly 50% over those 6 months. Talk about absurly pathetic analysis.
In any case, I agree that Sajjad Lone's vote bank was insignificant. Even if we disregard his 65,000 votes, overall turnout in Kashmir drops from a whopping 28% to 26%. You're right...voter turnout in Kashmir is beyond pathetic no matter how you look at it.
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