In Uttar Pradesh, India, a 115-year-old woman, Latto, and her five-year junior, Vidya Devi (110-year-old), exercised their franchise in Mathura and Hathras respectively during the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh.
Latto was brought to the polling station on a cot by her neighbours.
She said - "It's the duty of every citizen to vote. I never thought that I would live to see a day like this."
In Baghpat's Chhaprauli area a 98-year-old woman, Sultani, cast her vote.
The Times of India reports that both women also appealed to all voters to cast their vote.
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