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Independent India s First Voter Has Never Missed an Election: 103-Year-Old Casts Ballot Again © Photo : Dr Avaninder Kumar (Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh) Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202101191081813541-independent-indias-first-voter-has-never-missed-an-election-103-year-old-casts-ballot-again/ Nestled at the foothills of the towering 6,050-metre mountain Kinnaur Kailash is a small town called Kalpa. Situated on the old Hindustan-Tibet Road, 260 km from the Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla, it is one of the most remote regions of the country. India s eldest voter lives there. The far-flung village of Kalpa, in the tough-terrained Himalayas, boasts a resident who has exhibited his strong faith in democracy. Shyam Saran Negi was the first Indian to cast his vote in the first general election in independent India way back in 1951. Seventy years later, he is still exercising his rig

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