Kashmir Prepares For Polls

BEERWAH, KASHMIR, INDIA - NOVEMBER 20 : Omar Abdullah Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and president of the National Conference (NC) party and a contesting candidate, shake hands with his supporters after filing his nomination papers for Beerwah seat for the coming elections on November 20, 2014, in Beerwah 25 Km (15 miles) west of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Amid tight security, More than five million people will cast their votes in the coming assembly elections in the strife torn Jammu and Kashmir, even as most pro-independence groups have asked people to boycott the five phased polls starting on November 25 and ending on December 20. The votes will be counted on December 23. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images