SHIMLA: The State Election department is going to celebrate the 'International Day of Older persons' by honouring the elderly and centenarian voters of Himachal Pradesh. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maneesh Garg said that department is going to honour the elderly and centenarian voters who have been the witness of changing times, right from the times of ballot paper till the adoption of new technology and who have inspired the generations and made them understand the value of every single vote.
As of now, the state has 122093 voters who are above 80 years of age and about 1190 of them are above the age of 100 years. As far as Assembly constituencies (ACs) in particular are concerned, Sullah assembly constituency of Kangra district has 2936 elderly voters while Fatehpur assembly constituency of Kangra district has 72 centenarian voters which are highest in the state, as per the record.
