Srinagar by-poll puts spotlight on past practices of ‘rigged’ elections

The near ‘boycott’ of the elections for the Srinagar parliamentary seat has drawn into focus the past electoral practices when polls were either `rigged’ or there were allegations of coercion by the forces to ensure better voting turnout in Kashmir. In 1987 assembly elections Muslim United Front (MUF) had polled 31.8 percent votes against the […]