More than 38 percent voting was recorded on Monday compared to 14 percent voting in 2019.

Most encouraging was the number of people who turned out to vote in Srinagar's Olympic City area. These areas were known as the cradle and stronghold of separatist sentiment in Kashmir. In fact, all the eight assembly constituencies of Srinagar district have been part of almost complete voting boycott in the past.

In this background, 1.77 lakh voters came out to vote in 8 assembly constituencies on Monday.This was the biggest celebration of democracy in Kashmir, it has been accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda.

Jammu and Kashmir lawyer Uma Rashid said, "The basic spirit of democracy is not who loses and who gets elected. The basic spirit of democracy is that people protect their right to choose or reject the system and elections." Trust the commission." And Ladakh High Court.

Rafiq Ahmed, a local businessman, showed his finger to prove that he had cast his vote in one of the inner parts of the old Srinagar city, and said, “Nobody can live out of the democratic system that gives him his political freedom.” Gives power over destiny.,

Voting in Srinagar is likely to impact voting in Baramulla and Anantnag Lok Sabha constituencies, which will go to polls on May 20 and May 25, respectively.

The Election Commission has proved that despite being deprived of the right to vote after 2019, the people of Kashmir have unwavering faith in the democracy of the country.

Incidents of separatist violence may continue sporadically as they did during the last five years, but the bigger picture is that the people of Kashmir have reaffirmed their faith in Indian democracy.

There are differences of opinions and viewpoints among different sections of people and political parties in Kashmir, and yet none of them have any misgivings about the fact that they can vote for any party or vote for any party. Can remove from power.

Images of fathers whose children had joined militant ranks in the past, standing in queues outside polling stations, have confirmed the ancestral rejection of violence by Kashmiris.Also, first time voters also participated in the voting process with enthusiasm this time.

All this indicates that after being surrounded by the clouds of violence for more than 35 years, the bright sun of hope and faith in the country's democracy has again risen on the political horizon of Kashmir.