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Ram Saran Negi, 106 years old tribal from Kinnaur

SHIMLA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Nitesh Kumar Vyas and other members of ECI visited the residence of  late Shyam Saran Negi at Kalpa in district Kinnaur today to  condole the demise of the first voter of Independent India who passed away in the wee  hours  today.

The CEC met the bereaved family members and expressed his grief over the sad demise of Shri Negi.

Negi breathed his last today in Kinnaur. He was 106 years old. He had cast his postal ballot vote and became India's fist voter to cast his vote over 30 times.   

He also offered floral tributes saying that  Shri Negi had deep belief in democracy and always insisted the generations to exercise their voting rights for a strong governance.

He said that the true tribute to the departed soul would be to follow his appeals and the people of Himachal Pradesh should come out to vote in large number.

He said Shri Negi will always be remembered for his contribution as an Election Icon and a motivator. 

His commitment for voting could be seen that even before his demise, he opted to vote through postal ballot as he was not feeling well for quite some time.  

Chief Secretary R.D.Dhiman and Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg also paid homage to the departed soul by offering floral tributes.

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