Srinagar, May 20 -- "This is my first vote of my life and I have dedicated it to those who are languishing in Jails for a many years. I believe that vote has a power to elect our preferred representative who will help the locals to get released their beloved ones from the jails," Irfan Ahmad, a first-time voter said.

Another first time voter, Irshad said, "Dozens of youth in the area are languishing in different jails of India. Even the leaders of our area are lodged in jails. I am casting my vote for their release."

Among the hundreds of voters who turned up to cast their ballots at a designated polling booth in Langate, was Khadija, an ailing elderly woman, wishing incarcerated Er Rashid to become next member Parliament, in order to e...