Only metres from the Line of Control (LoC), the villages of Sehar and Makri in Jammu and Kashmir`s Rajouri district saw enthusiastic voting for the India General Elections 2024, free of the threat of cross-border fire.

The Anantnag parliamentary constituency includes Rajouri and Poonch, which are located south of the Pir Panjal range. Mehbooba Mufti, the PDP president and former chief minister, is one of 20 candidates running for this constituency. Other significant candidates include Mian Altaf of the National Conference, Zafar Iqbal Khan Manhas of the Apni Party, which is sponsored by the BJP, DPAP leader Mohamad Saleem Parray, and ten independents, reported PTI.