Election in Indian Kashmir

Security is particularly tight in view of violent anti-India demonstrations by Kashmiri Muslims in recent months [AFP]

Despite the security arrangements, protests took place in several towns in the Kashmir valley [AFP]

In some towns, Indian police used tear gas to break up protests against the election [AFP]

Women were involved in some of the separatists' confrontations with the police [AFP]

The high voter turnout in many Kashmir towns in cold weather surprised observers as separatists had urged a boycott [AFP]