Independent India's first voter Shyam Negi, aged 104, casts vote in Mandi bypoll in Himachal Pradesh

Shyam Saran Negi, a retired school teacher who cast the first vote in independent India in the 1951 general election, voted in the Mandi parliamentary bypoll in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. He is 104 years old.

Shyam Saran Negi, a retired school teacher who cast the first vote in independent India in the 1951 general election, voted in the Mandi parliamentary bypoll in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. He is 104 years old.

Shyam Saran Negi cast his vote at the model polling station of Kalpa in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. He was greeted outside the polling station by the deputy commissioner of Kinnaur and a red carpet was laid out by the district administration to welcome him. Traditional musical instruments were also played.