What happens when India's first voter casts his vote

May 19, 2019 11:45

103-year-old Shyam Saran Negi, who first exercised his franchise in the year 1951, cast his vote at the same polling booth at village Kalpa for the 32nd time.

The local administration made all arrangements for ferrying him from his home to the polling booth located nearby at the primary school. Also, doctors are attending him on a regular basis of health checkup.

The "Pratham Prathmik Vidyalaya" where the polling booth is located was established in the year 1890 accorded a 'red carpet' welcome to Negi who is hailed as an icon as he voted for the first time at the same booth in 1951 after the independence.

Since then, Negi has voted in all 16 Lok Sabha elections and will be doing so for the 17th time at his native village Kalpa. He has also voted in 13 assembly and two territorial council elections.

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