Meet Mahant Haridasji Udasin, Who Has Polling Booth Set Up Just For Him Besides A Shiva Temple In Gir
Amid the forests of Gir in Banej, there is a polling booth set up for a lone voter. Meet Mahant Haridasji Udasin, a priest at a Shiva temple located inside the Gir forest who is the sole voter at this booth.
A sole booth near a temple
The Baneshwar Mahadev Temple is situated deep within the Gir Forest, which is the final remaining natural home of Asiatic lions. Due to the presence of wild animals, political parties avoid campaigning in this area.
To facilitate voting for the sole resident, Mahant Haridasji Udasin, the Election Commission of India established a polling booth. A team of 10 people traveled 25 kilometers to set up this booth, which is located near the temple in the forest office.
The? "Leap of Faith", a book on polls published by the EC states, "Haridas Udaseen is the successor of Mahant Bharatdas Darshandas, who was the sole voter in the polling station for nearly two decades, before he passed away in November, 2019."
Not the sole lone voter booth
Haridasji is not the only voter living alone.?
In another small village called Malogam in Arunachal Pradesh, election workers traveled 300 miles over four days along winding mountain roads and river valleys to reach a single voter in 2019.?
Malogam is a distant village nestled in forested mountains in Arunachal Pradesh, near the border with China.
Lok Sabha election 2024
The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 is set to take place in seven stages, starting from April 19.?
The second phase of voting will happen on April 26, followed by the third phase on May 7.?
Subsequently, the fourth phase is scheduled for May 13, the fifth phase for May 20, and the sixth phase for May 25.?
The final and seventh phase will take place on June 1. The results from all seven phases will be announced on June 4.
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