Data for 45 days say that of the 68 deaths, over 50 were in south KashmirAround 51 per cent of the 5,800 civilians injured in Kashmir in the ongoing violence were hit by pellets and most of them were in constituencies represented by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in south Kashmir. Worst figures in AnantnagOf the 16 Assembly seats in the four districts of south Kashmir, the PDP had won 11 in the constituencies considered the party’s bastion in the 2014 polls. Of the 68 deaths reported so far, more than 50 were in south Kashmir. As many as 972 civilians suffered injuries to the eye, mainly from being hit by pellets. (Source: Official data from districts in Kashmir; Data compiled by Srinivasan Ramani)

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2016 18:53 UTC