Original sentence: However the elections which were held subsequently led to Kashmiris ignoring the boycott call by separatists and voting Pro India party National Conference into power.In spite of calls by separatists for a boycott an unusually high turnout of 50% was recorded
Edited sentence: However the elections which were held subsequently led to almost half of the Kashmiris ignoring the boycott call by separatists and voting Pro India party National Conference into power.In spite of calls by separatists for a boycott an unusually high turnout of almost 50% was recorded.Separatists insist that this was so because people were looking towards their well being and voting for whatever could get them 'bread and clothing',and the turnout did not necessarily reflect the feelings of the Kashmiris towards India