Pakistani Hindu refugees use right to vote for first time in Delhi Assembly polls

In a historic moment for democracy, Pakistani Hindu refugees in Delhi exercised their right to vote for the first time in the Assembly elections on Wednesday. Many of these first-time voters expressed a deep sense of pride and belonging as they stepped into polling booths, their inked fingers symbolising a new chapter in their lives. For years, they lived in uncertainty, awaiting legal recognition, and now, with



citizenship granted, they finally had a voice in shaping the future of their adopted homeland.

 At a polling booth in Delhi's Majnu Ka Tilla, Reshma pressed the button on an electronic voting machine on Wednesday with a sense of pride as a smile spread across her face. For the first time in her life, the 50-year-old woman cast her vote – not just to choose a candidate, but for her family's future.