Hikkim, the "world's highest polling centre" is preparing for polls as the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh votes in the regional elections on Sunday Nov 04,2012.
Located at 15,000ft (4,572m) above sea level in the Himalayas, it has been described as the highest in the world by the election commission.
"The Hikkim polling station caters to the three villages of Komik, Langche and Hikkim and has 326 voters," said SS Guleria, senior official in Lahaul and Spiti district, which borders Tibet.
Voters from three villages, most of them Buddhists, will cast their ballots at the Hikkim polling centre.
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