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India says ready for polls in Kashmir as top court hears Article 370 pleas

The last state assembly elections in Indian-administered Kashmir were held in 2014 [File: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters]

The Indian government has told the country’s top court it is ready to hold elections in Indian-administered Kashmir “any time now”.

“The central government is ready for elections any time now. Till date, the updating of voter list was going on which is substantially over,” India’s Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday, adding that a call has to be taken by election officials on when to hold the polls.

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