Jagraon’s oldest voter Bhagwan Kaur in high spirits to exercise her franchise

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 24

The oldest voter of the Jagraon constituency, 109-year-old Bhagwan Kaur of Mallah village, will cast her vote on February 20 by visiting the nearest polling station. Bhagwan Kaur, as per her memory, has voted more than 100 times at all levels of elections.

Her grandson Santokh Singh (51) said his grandmother would cast her vote for the upcoming Assembly elections.

“Showing the importance of vote, she always motivated us to cast our vote too,” he said.

To celebrate the true spirit of democracy, ERO-cum-Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Jagraon, Vikas Hira, met the oldest voter of Jagraon, Bhagwan Kaur, wife of late Bachan Singh, today.

The SDM said she refused to vote by postal ballot as she said she would like to cast her vote by visiting the nearest polling station. In the spirit of free, fair and accessible elections to all, it was ensured to her family that a dedicated vehicle with assistance will be provided to her on the polling day as well as to all senior citizen voters in the Jagraon Assembly constituency.

The SDM was accompanied by SVEEP nodal officer, booth level officer (BLO) and sector magistrate.

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