Himachal Pradesh witnessed peaceful polling for the panchayats on the first day of New year reporting a record turn out of 75 to 80 per cent polling in 732 panchayats in the first phase. The biggest highlight of the day's polling was participation of Shayam Saran Negi, independent India's oldest voter, who despite his ailing health and age, tracked his way to the polling booth at Kalpa in tribal district of Kinnaur to cast his vote. "Till now, Negi, 98, has not missed even a single elections whether Lok Sabha,state assembly or Panchayat to exercise his franchise.So,we made necessary arrangements for providing him a vehicle to reach the polling booth,where he was also felicitated by the officials,” confirmed N K Lath, Deputy Commissioner Kinnaur.
from https://in.news.yahoo.com/98-independent-india-oldest-voter-190000748.html
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