Digital Desk: Shyam Saran
Negi, the country's first voter, passed away on Saturday morning at his home in
Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. He was older than a century.
According to the Election Commission, Negi
cast his postal ballot vote for the state Assembly elections on November 3.
The EC lamented Negi's passing and noted that
he had a strong belief in democracy.
ECI laments the passing of Shri Shyam Saran Negi, who was "not simply the first voter of Independent India, but a man with uncommon trust in democracy." We will always be appreciative of his service to the country, an EC official said.
The
polling organisation posted on Twitter, "He motivated millions to vote,
even before his dying, he voted for Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022
using postal ballot on November 2, 2022."
The Negi family also received condolences from
the BJP and the Congress.
"The BJP conveys its profound
sorrow and condolences on the passing of Shyam Saran Negi, who cast the first
ballot in independent India. May God offer the soul of the deceased
serenity," the BJP prayed.
A few days earlier, after Negi cast
his ballot, the Kinnaur deputy commissioner congratulated him at his home.
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