A bridegroom cast vote in Manali parliamentary constituency of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. During the seventh phase of polling, the groom along with his family voted before his wedding ceremony. Pictures of the groom casting vote dressed in his wedding attire are being widely shared on social media. Multiple times in the ongoing voting seasons, bridegrooms and newly married couples have directly come to the polling booths to cast their votes immediately following their marriage. 107-Year-Old Sumitra Rai Votes in Sikkim; See Pics of Senior Citizen Voters From Phase 1 of Polling for Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
During the first phase of polling, a bridegroom was seen casting his vote at a polling station in Lucknow's Bijnor ahead of his wedding ceremony. A newly married couple directly went to Udhampur polling station in Jammu and Kashmir to cast their vote during the second phase of voting. Throughout the seven phases of polling, people beyond 100 years have come out to vote to defy their poor health or age. Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Just Married Couple Head to Udhampur Polling Station Straight From Wedding Ceremony to Cast Their Vote in Jammu and Kashmir (View Pic)
Bridegroom cast vote in Manali constituency of Himachal Pradesh in 7th phase:
Himachal Pradesh: A bridegroom along with his family casts his vote at polling booth number 8 in Manali parliamentary constituency. pic.twitter.com/N6viD4NJtT
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
In a similar incident in Indore, a bride and groom along withh their family cast votes after the wedding.
Check out the pictures below:
Madhya Pradesh: Bride and groom along with their family cast their votes for #LokSabhaElections2019 at a polling station in Indore. pic.twitter.com/NiR8XRhVkb
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
Today, a 102-year-old named Shyam Saran Negi from Himachal Pradesh's Kalpa casts vote. He had cast the first vote in the 1951 general elections.
107-year-old Sumitra Rai had voted in Sikkim during the phase 1 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. 104-year-old Lakhi Paul from Charaideo district in Assam had also cast vote in the first phase. 105-year-old Kavaibai Kamble had made headlines when she came out to vote along with her family at a polling station in Harangul Budruk in Latur constituency, Maharashtra. Senior Citizens Head Out To Vote In Phase 2 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019; 105-year-old Woman Among Voters in Maharashtra (See Pictures)
Voting for Lok Sabha elections 2019 for all the 543 seats was held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, 2019. Polling is currently underway in eight states for 59 seats. The counting of votes for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will take place on May 23. The General Election results would be declared on the same day.
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