PoK Elections 2026: Violence, Boycott Calls and Rigging Allegations Raise Questions Over Poll Credibility

The commencement of the multi-phase legislative assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has been marred by widespread reports of electoral violence , administrative irregularities, and grave accusations of poll rigging. As polling stations opened across the Mirpur division for the initial voting stage, chaotic scenes, physical altercations, and allegations of ballot box tampering cast a heavy shadow over the credibility of the political exercise.