People also staged anti-election and anti-India demonstration at several places and clashed with CRPF and policemen.  Though voters turned out in hordes in Magarmal Bagh, in the Lachmanpora and Sidiqabad, out of 891 votes in polling booth 99 B, no vote was cast till 11:30 am. In Amira Kadal constituency, the boycott call of separatists was effective and the turnout remained quite low than expected. The areas like Rawalpora, Natipora and Mehjoor Nagar saw moderate polling while Barzulla, Rambagh, Aloocha Bagh and Solina witnessed poor turnout.  Only 70 votes were cast in four polling booths at Barzulla till 1 pm. However, short queues were seen at some polling booths in Mehjoor Nagar, where around 50 percent voters exercised their franchise. In Habba Kadal constituency, a very thin polling was recorded. Some voted for jobs and some against politicians involved in infamous sex scandal. Thin voting was recorded in Khanyar, where from senior NC leader Ali Mohammad Sagar is seeking re-election.
 
 
 
After Srinagar witnessed 20 per cent voting in the last phase of elections, Governor N N Vohra, complimented the people for reiterating their faith in democracy, despite many constraints and described the high voter turnout in the just concluded 7-phase assembly elections as a clear victory of the large majority who wish the restoration of peace and normalcy. "Democracy has triumphed yet again", the Governor said while complimenting the people for exercising their franchise, despite inclement weather and varied threats. He observed that the people had evinced their clear unwillingness to be taken for granted or exploited and pushed around in the name of region or religion. The Governor complimented the State Administration, the Police and the Central Police Forces for their sustained devotion to creating a peaceful environment for the successful conduct of free and fair polls.
 
In a way, India is rather pleased with Kashmiri voters more with Jammuites. Addressing a news conference here, B R Sharma, Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu Kashmir expressed satisfaction at the peaceful conclusion of the polls. Elections have gone completely peacefully. The biggest satisfaction is that the turnout of the voters has been unprecedented," he added, people have to be given full credit, but the freedom leaders need to be credited with the positive development in poll scenario with their soft attitude to polls. 43 parties including 7 National, 3 State, 9 registered unrecognized and 24 other parties participated in these elections. Even as polling was being held for the seventh and the final phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, life remained crippled in Srinagar for the second consecutive day today due to a general strike and restrictions; Nevertheless, the restrictions on movement in the areas falling within the eight Assembly segments spread over Srinagar district were not as severe as compared to previous six phases when people remained confined to their homes because of the imposition of undeclared curfew.
 
 
India has ensured the vote of Hindus in Jammu region, in Jammu district the overall poll percentage was 69 per cent Srinagar district recorded 21 per cent voter turnout "“ the lowest in the entire State during the seven-phase assembly elections which concluded on 24 Dec. The Chief Electoral Officer said that the voter turnout during 2002 elections in Srinagar was 5.06 per cent and all the eight constituencies had registered single digit voter turnout. Sharma said as against voter turnout of 43 per cent in the 2002 Assembly elections, the overall poll percentage in 87 constituencies of 2008 elections was around 62 per cent. He said 26,56,627 voters had exercised their franchise in 2002 while 38,89,750 electors voted in 2008 Assembly elections.
 
Terming the elections as one of the most peaceful in the State, the CEO said that as against 114 incidents during 2002 elections only 21 such incidents took place this time. In 2002 elections, as many as 63 persons lost their lives, 84 were injured while in 2008 elections only five lost their lives and seven received injuries. 29 troopers were killed in 2002 and 26 injured while only one trooper was killed and three injured during 2008 assembly elections.  At least 33 persons including two photo-journalists, a cameraman and two policemen were injured in clashes between anti-election protestors and cops at many places in Srinagar.  More than 30,000 CRPF, BSF and police personnel were deployed on the streets to ensure smooth conduct of polls and prevent people from staging anti-election demonstrations.
 
 
Security forces also used force and lobbed teargas shells at Natipora locality of uptown city where a group of youth tried to take out a march. Five persons, including two policemen, were injured in the clashes, sources said. Reports from Nowhatta and Lal Bazar areas of the city indicate that the forces deployed in these areas had to use force to disperse the anti-poll protestors. Scores of people took to the streets at Eidgah, SR Gunj, Mallaratta and Khaiwan Malpora and tried to stage anti-poll protests. However, CRPF and police personnel deployed in strength in the areas used force to quell the protesters and chased them away. In Chanapora area of the Srinagar city, hundreds of people took to streets shouting pro-freedom slogans. CRPF personnel fired bullets in the air to disperse voters who clashed among themselves in Kani Katch area in the interiors of Dal Lake in Hazratbal assembly constituency. The clash broke out between the voters inside polling booth 72-Hazratbal in Kani Katch after the Congress supporters objected to the polling booth being based inside the residence of Ghulam Muhammad Tanga, the local councilor of National Conference (NC). They alleged that Tanga was trying to persuade the voters to cast votes in favour of NC inside the polling booth and when they objected to this he slapped some of them.
 
Of course, India did what feared it would not. Indian imposed poll in Jammu Kashmir under Indian military occupation since 1947 underwent polls almost peacefully in JK standards. The boycott call of freedom leaders, which was less effective during first six phases, was totally effective in the final phase on 24 Dec, as most of the people stayed away from poll process and preferred to stay indoors. In the first phase, on Dec 13 around 30 percent voting was recorded till afternoon in south Kashmir, while in Jammu region it was over 40 percent, touching 60 in Bani constituency, as the fifth phase of assembly elections was underway in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday. The anti-election protests and clashes were reported in several parts of Srinagar during which cops fired dozens of tear smoke shells and resorted to heavy cane charge to disperse the agitating people.  Meanwhile, there were allegations that bogus voters had cast votes in some polling booths in Bemina, Soura, Lal Bazar, Allochi Bagh and upper city. In Kawdara,
 residents claimed that police arrested ten bogus voters, who came in vehicles and tried to sneak into a polling booth to cast votes. At many places, CRPF refused to entertain authority letters of Election Commission of India (ECI) and barred media persons from entering the polling stations.
 
 
Now the world is obviously disinterested in Indian bluffs. For India poll in Kashmir was a prestige issue. Facing a credibility crisis, India did every possible hat-trick to get the poll done. Media offices were ransacked. Chairmen of both the Hurriyat factions and near about a hundred other separatist leaders continued to remain under house arrest today. As per sources, it was a precautionary measure to prevent them from leading anti-poll demonstrations and join the 'Lal Chowk Chalo' march. While the freedom groups called for boycott, the Indian machinery, supported by pro-India outfits longing for fortunes in power, pushed for the poll at any cost. Pertinent to mention, the Coordination Committee (CC), had asked people to join the 'Lal Chowk Chalo' march today while the government has issued an advertisement requesting people to follow what they had christened as the 'Polling Station Chalo'.
 
The chairmen of Hurriyat factions, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq rejected the election by stating that they have lost relevance as the process was being conducted under the presence of lakhs of Indian soldiers. "It is unfortunate that the State administration is pretending to be unaware of the importance of Friday congregational prayers for Muslims. Imposing undeclared curfews and laying siege around Jamia Masjid has exposed anti-Muslim policy of Indian government," Mirwaiz said. The percentage of polling shown by Government of India doesn't hold any importance. "Let them show 100 per cent poll participation but people ofKashmir will still demand freedom," said Mirwaiz, raising freedom slogans, answered by thousands inside the Masjid. 
 
 
Chairman of Peoples Conference (PC) Sajjad Gani Lone termed the recent polls "held under the shadow of Indian gun" as a "setback to resistance leaders" but said it was not their defeat.. There should be a total ban on calling strikes. If the mindless strike calls continue, then traders and people should come forward and defy these. Stone pelting is another shame and we really don't know who is pelting stones at whom. We need to build institutions of resistance." Lone criticized the leaders and intellectuals who argue that people in Kashmir were unpredictable and said Kashmiris have rendered exemplary sacrifices and followed the programs of resistance leadership for the past 20 years. He said election turnout figures need to be evaluated in the context of an uneven playfield. Democracy is a holistic concept not a partial one, Freedom leader Lone said people voted for their day-to-day problems and "India should not see it as mandate in its favour". He called upon pro-freedom leadership to abandon, what he termed, an old method of "coasting, drifting or just reacting".
 
Notwithstanding the
 continued Indian atrocities and back-stabbing from pro-Indian leaders, Kashmiris have been struggling to achieve complete independence from Indian precisely because Kashmir is not an internal matter of the occupiers, Indian bogus assertion about it being a part of India.  Hindus could ask the British leaders if India is also a part of UK or USA just because they occupy or control Indian affairs and policies and even intelligence now. Illegal occupation does not give India permanent authority over Jammu Kashmir. Resistance to Indian terror occupation should continue if Kashmiris seek sovereignty back form arrogant India and kick out the terror forces from the lands of Kashmiris.