DP ▁had ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁parliament ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁acc using ▁the ▁P DP ▁of ▁" s urr ender ing ▁its ▁ide als ▁for ▁power ", ▁for ▁its ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁K ash mir . ▁The ▁separ at ists ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁the ▁election , ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April , ▁when ▁the ▁pol ls ▁for ▁by - e lection ▁were ▁conducted , ▁violence ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁leading ▁to ▁ 8 ▁civil ian ▁death s ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 7 0 ▁inj uries . ▁The ▁vot er ▁turn out ▁was ▁recorded ▁to ▁be ▁ 7 %, ▁which ▁is ▁lowest ▁ever ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁three ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁Cas ual ties ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people ▁including ▁ 5 ▁security ▁personnel ▁have ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁un rest . ▁Over ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁including ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁civ ili ans ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁security ▁personnel ▁have ▁been ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁un rest . ▁According ▁to ▁local ▁do ctors , ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 1 7 ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁likely ▁to ▁lose ▁their ▁eyes ight ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁inj uries ▁caused ▁by ▁bu ck shot ▁bl asts . ▁Three ▁polic emen ▁went ▁missing ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁and ▁one ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁during ▁protest s ▁in ▁An ant n ag ▁district ▁when ▁a ▁mob