Army personnel worked hard to prevent any violence during the elections. Here we see an Army vehicle patrolling Handwara town during a PDP rally. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
The PDP is the clear frontrunner in these elections and this has largely been due to the efforts of Mehbooba Mufti. She has worked tirelessly to build the PDP cadre on the ground. Here she is addressing a rally in Sonwar, the constituency of her arch rival: chief minister Omar Abdullah. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
Children have borne the brunt of the conflict in Kashmir. Even on the eve of elections, two teenagers were killed when military personnel fired at a car in Budgam. But such incidents or even threats from militants didn't stop children from coming out and becoming part of political rallies during the elections, like these children who are going to to attend a PDP rally in Shopian. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
Is he the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir? Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's three year tenure as chief minister is known to have been the most peaceful period in the state in the recent past. Will the state witness a Mufti 2.0 era? We would come to know on Tuesday. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
Many believe that the unprecedented turnout in the election is because of a anti-incumbency wave against the National Conference. It is a vote for change, as the placards in this PDP rally in Shopian would indicate. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray is the Congress candidate from Sonawari. He is better known as the son of the famous Kuka Parray, who pioneered the counter-insurgent actitivites in Kashmir through his outfit Ikhwan-ul Muslimeen. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
Elections this time have been a hectic time for children. From attending rallies to door-to-door campaigning, children played a very active part for all the parties. Here are a few young Congress workers in action in Srinagar. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
BJP candidates in the Valley generated a lot of hype in these elections, none more than Hina Bhat, the BJP nominee from the Amira Kadal seat in Srinagar. The BJP's Mission 44+ is hinged on the success of candidates like this young dentist. (Picture courtesy: Chandradeep Kumar)
The Jammu and Kashmir elections did have its share of star power. Cine star turned politician Raj Babbar attracted a significant crowd during his rally in Hajin. (Picture courtesy: Abid Bhatt)
Is he the last Abdullah? Doomsayers have predicted a rout for Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and his party, the National Conference. However, Abdullah cites the large crowds at his rallies to say that the battle is not yet over. (Picture courtesy: Abid Bhatt)
The National Conference has dominated Kashmir politics since before Independence. Will the party face its worst ever rout this time? (Picture courtesy: Abid Bhatt)
