Proving "age is just a number", several persons walked to polling booths in Delhi to cast their votes and also urged people to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise. Kalitara Mandal, 111 years old voter in Delhi also casted her vote polling station in CR Park along with her son, grandson and other family members.
SN Bhaumik, (85) visited a polling booth with his son, said he has never missed it in his entire life and even motivate others especially youth to exercise their franchise.
There are a total of 132 centenarian voters in the national capital - 68 males and 64 females. Mandal, who has seen and participated in nearly all elections in India in the last century, fondly recalled the time when ballot boxes were used to cast votes.
HariBallav Sharma (71), who visited a polling booth in Nehru Vihar said "I asked my grandchildren to take us to polling booth. It is a matter of proud for me to exercise our vote".
His son Nilesh Sharma claimed that his father has never missed out any election. He never needed any help to reach at polling stations but this time he called me and asked to take him there," he added.
"If we want to see changes in our city, town and mohallas, it is very important to vote. Just sitting in air condition rooms and criticizing the policy of the Government cannot be appreciated. If you want transformation, step out and cast your vote," said Rambir Sahay (82) who lives in Santnagar.
There were many between aged groups of 45 to 80 who were seen visited very frequently since morning. Many women voters were also seen visiting polling booths in groups in large number to cast their votes.