New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Hundreds of Pakistani Hindu refugees who have been living in Delhi cast their votes for the first time after being granted citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act.

This marked a powerful moment in their journey from statelessness to citizenship.

Interacting with ANI after exercising their voting rights, refugees expressed their happiness and said that they feel proud of being citizen of the country.

Dhanwanti, one of the Pakistani refugees, now an Indian voter, said, "We came here from Pakistan...I voted for the first time here in India...I am feeling very happy...we are now the citizens of the country..."

Another Pakistani refugee Shankar said, "I came here in 2013 from Pakistan...We got the voter card la...