Himachals highest polling booth sees 100% voting

The highest polling booth in Himachal Pradeshs Mandi parliamentary bypoll, which saw a low of minus 16 degrees, on Saturday recorded 100 per cent polling, election officials said here.

The polling booth in Tashigang village in Lahaul-Spiti district had 47 voters, including 18 Women. Donning traditional dresses, most of the electorate reached the booth to cast their votes.

Tashi Chojam, who was the first to cast her vote, said: We must exercise our franchise. I am happy to be part of the democratic process. Seventy-year-old Sakya Dolma said she exercised her right to vote every time. Today also I did it. The had set up the model polling booth with a selfie point with the Himalayas in the background.