Polling in Jammu and Kashmir began on Wednesday for the first assembly elections since the repeal of Article 370, which granted the area special status. This is the first assembly election in the Union Territory, and the first in ten years, reported PTI, 

According to the report, voting began at 7 am in 24 seats in seven districts, amid heavy security measures. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370 and divided the former state into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.