Undeterred by a severe angiography operation, man succumbs on his way to polling booth

Chandigarh: To what length will a person go to exercise his democratic rights. Will you put your life in danger to cast vote? A 85-year-old man in Chandigarh went out to cast his vote even after an angiography operation. Govind Ram recently had his angiography operation and was taking medicines. On Thursday afternoon, he went out with his wife, Bachni Devi, to cast his vote. He walked for 400 meters and reached the polling station. As he was about the reach the polling booth, he experienced severe pain and collapsed. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital with the help of PCR van. He was declared brought dead by the hospital staff

Jamuna Devi Arora stunned everyone when she was seen climbing the stairs of the Sector 50 government school. 101-year-old Devi would be casting her 15th vote. She casted her first vote in Pakistan, in 1935. A reminiscent Devi recalls that she first casted her vote in India in 1956. A nostalgic Devi described how she used to sit at the back of her husband's bicycle and go to Jalandhar's Shahkot tehsil's village Bagga. In 1965, she walked for 12 kms to cast her vote.

Ninety-four-year-old Sardar Singh has served in the British Army. He is unable to recall when he casted his first vote. But, he was very particular about the fact that everyone from the family would go and cast the vote. Singh arrived at the both accompanied by both his wives- 93-year-old Ram and 87-year-old Gyan Kaur. Giving him company were his 54-year-old son, his wife and their 25-year-old son. Singh is bed-ridden and took the assistance of wheel-chair to arrive at the booth. His two wives took the ambulance to reach at the polling booth. Singh says that he has been to many countries. The people there take active participation in voting. But, when I look at my country, it pains me. People celebrate the voting day as a holiday. Singh said that he has always exercised his ballot and taught his children the same.