A man gets his finger inked before casting his vote at a polling station in Majuli Despite his failing vision and aching knees, India s first voter Shyam Saran Negi reached his polling booth in Himachal Pradesh s Kinnaur to exercise his franchise in the panchayat elections on Sunday. Negi, who is 103-year-old, cast his vote at the Kalpa polling booth, where he was given a warm welcome by laying a red carpet by the district administration. Kalpa went to polls in the first round of the three-phase panchayati elections in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa honoured Negi with a Kinnauri topi and shawl. The DC said young voters should get inspiration from Negi, who turned up to cast his vote despite bad health.
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First Phase of Voting for Panchayati Raj Elections in Himachal Pradesh Tomorrow
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The first of the three-phase Panchayati Raj Institution elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held on Sunday and over 1,200 panchayats will go to polls, electoral officer Sanjeev Mahajan said. Voting in 1,227 gram panchayats will be held from 8 am to 4 pm, he said on Saturday, adding that the remaining two phases are slated to be held on January 19 and January 21.
Mahajan said that as many as 7,583 polling parties will ensure smooth conduct of voting in the first phase. The counting of votes for ward members, deputy village heads and village heads will be conducted soon after completion of voting.
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