1.   An unidentified villager died in firing by Pakistani troops, which Kashmiri officials alleged was aimed at sabotaging the polls.

2.   Both men have accused each other of trying to sabotage the poll.

3.   But separatist groups have vowed to sabotage the polls, saying they would settle for nothing less than independence from India.

4.   But separatist groups have vowed to sabotage the polls saying they would settle for nothing less than a UN-supervised referendum on self-determination.

5.   They have accused each other of trying to sabotage the poll.

6.   Kashmiri Moslem separatist groups have also called for a boycott of the elections and vowed to sabotage the polls.

7.   Kashmiri Moslem separatist groups have vowed to sabotage the polls and have demanded a UN-supervised referendum on the future of the Himalayan territory.

8.   Mainstream political parties have become virtually defunct in the Kashmir Valley because of the militancy, and guerrilla leaders have repeatedly vowed to sabotage polls.

9.   Mopslem militants in Kashmir have vowed to boycott and sabotage the polls, saying nothing short of a referendum for self-determination would satisfy them.

10.   Moslem militants fighting to end Indian rule over the Himalayan state have threatened to sabotage the polls.