It was a rare moment for Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla who met independent India’s first voter at remote Kalpa village in tribal Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.Ninety-three-year-old Shyam Saran was the first to cast his vote in independent India’s maiden election on October 23, 1951 as the exercise was held in Kinnaur, which remains snowbound in winter, ahead of other places in the country.Mr. Chawla spent some time with Mr. Saran and discussed the arrangements for the election then and now.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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Gotta love those Himachal hats. I regret I didn't pick one up when we were there last.
On second thought, I'd probably look as silly and sheepish in it as the guy on the left....
Sara
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