Shyam Saran Negi -India's Oldest Voter

Shyam Saran Negi(97)reported to be India's oldest voter is a retired teacher inthe State of Himachal Pradesh who has voted in every single election since 1951-52 - when India held its first general election after gaining independence from British rule

Shyan Saran Negi who lives in the Himalayan village of Kalpa in Kinnaur district and has been identified by the Election Commission as India's oldest voter, will cast his vote on 7 May, the day voting will be held in all five seats of Himachal Pradesh.

Google India recently put out a video on Mr Negi - #PledgeToVote tells the "true story of a man who never missed an opportunity to vote".

Since the video went up on 24 March, it has been viewed by nearly 1.7 million people around the world.