This 92-yr-old to make poll debut in J'khand!

KHALIL Ansari, who never exercised his franchise in his entire life spanning over nine decades, will for the first time cast his vote during 2024-Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand.

- MUKESH RANJAN

Thanks to the Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar, who has directed the officials to initiate the process by including Khalil's name in the electoral roll and provide a voter ID card to him immediately, to enable him to cast vote in the general elections.

Ninety-two year-old Ansari caught Kumar's attention when the latter was on a surprise visit to the polling stations in the remote and inaccessible areas of Mandro in Sahibganj, where he met the villagers and resolved the issues related to electoral roll. Kumar also took stock of the minimum facilities being provided to the voters at the polling stations in the remote and inaccessible areas.