India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi casts his vote
Shyam Saran Negi was the first voter to exercise the franchise in Independent India's first elections ever in 1952. Today, 102-year-old, Negi again cast the ballot in his native village Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh. The administration accorded him a red carpet welcome at the polling booth. Earlier Negi had urged the voters to "elect honest and active candidates".
source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/shyam-saran-negi-independent-indias-first-voter-casts-his-vote/articleshow/69396148.cms
source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/shyam-saran-negi-independent-indias-first-voter-casts-his-vote/articleshow/69396148.cms
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