Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Polls:103-Year-Old India s First Voter Shyam Saran Negi Cast His Vote
As Himachal Pradesh began the first phase of its panchayat polls, a voter turnout of 70 per cent was recorded Ashwani Sharma Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-17T21:27:36+05:30 Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Polls:103-Year-Old India s First Voter Shyam Saran Negi Cast His Vote outlookindia.com 2021-01-17T22:21:38+05:30
At 103, India s first voter Shyam Saran Negi reached to his polling booth in Himachal Pradesh s Kinnaur to cast his vote in the state s panchayat election. Despite having a failing vision and aching knees, Negi exercised his franchise at the Kalpa polling booth, where he was given an extremely warm welcome by laying a red carpet, by the district administration.