§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of the electorate in all Kashmir constituencies voted in the recent national elections; how many United Kingdom nationals observed those elections on behalf of Her Majesty's Government; if he will arrange to place their report in the Library; and if he will make a statement. [31420]
§ Mr. HanleyOfficial Indian election commission figures for the voting in the recent elections in Kashmir are as follows: Jammu 49.1 per cent., Ladakh 83.3 per cent., Anantnag 39 per cent., Baramulla 46.6 per cent., Srinagar 41 per cent. and Udhampur 52 per cent. A member of our high commission in New Delhi visited the Kashmir constituencies during the elections. The high commission's reports on those visits are internal documents and will not be placed in the Libraries of the House.