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Muslim United Front

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The Muslim United Front (MUF) was polyglot coalition of Kashmiri political parties that contested the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 1987 in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. The MUF won four Assembly seats in the election. However, widespread rigging of the elections by the ruling National Conference party was reported. In the absence of such rigging, commentators believe that it could have won fifteen to twenty seats. The disaffection caused by the election gave rise to the Kashmir insurgency, which continues to this day.

The present day Hurriyat Conference is largely inspired by the former MUF coalition.

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