Sensational story of long-retired teacher Shyam Saran Negi who at 97 years-old has voted in every Indian election held since the country gained independence

97-year-old Indian votes in every election since independence

AFP – As India held the latest round of its election Wednesday, 97-year-old Shyam Saran Negi once again trudged several kilometres to vote — a tradition he has kept up since independence in 1947. The retired teacher, from a remote village high in the Himalayas. What about you?