The elected members have no legislative powers and are only responsible for the economic development and public welfare of the region.
At a polling booth in the Kashmir valley, Faizi, 70, told she had voted "to facilitate development work, like paving the roads." The Kashmiri alliance has accused the government of interfering with their campaigning, a charge denied by the Election Commission. Some Kashmiris view the polls cynically as a move to create a new political elite loyal to the Modi government.
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