Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://caldwellcad.org/Uploads/?vid=A0K4mzZIAVt Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Lone Indian voter casts ballot in special forest booth | AFP shorts [duQ6QXHafRo] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT Deep inside a protected Indian forest, a Hindu monk casts his ballot, ensuring a 100 percent turnout at the polling station where he is the sole registered voter. India is in the midst of the largest democratic exercise in human history and the country pledges to reach every voter, no matter where they live. That has required polling officials to traverse through the Gir forest -- the last remaining natural habitat of the endangered Asiatic lion -- to set up a voting booth in Banej, where Mahant Haridas Udaseen is the sole resident. Interested in licensing this video? Get in touch 👉 AFP’s services and content are for professional use only. 7lKsq03hSKJ TSZiREQ6cbY eTZP96X21m8 sCxOcV2L5Mi 6lcGXTnnGJ2 XKieS3zejst tOdzlsXF0eh
Deep inside a protected Indian forest, a Hindu monk casts his ballot, ensuring a 100 percent turnout at the polling station where he is the sole registered voter. India is in the midst of the largest democratic exercise in human history and the country pledges to reach every voter, no matter where they live. That has required polling officials to traverse through the Gir forest -- the last remaining natural habitat of the endangered Asiatic lion -- to set up a voting booth in Banej, where Mahant Haridas Udaseen is the sole resident. Interested in licensing this video? Get in touch 👉 AFP’s services and content are for professional use only. 7lKsq03hSKJ TSZiREQ6cbY eTZP96X21m8 sCxOcV2L5Mi 6lcGXTnnGJ2 XKieS3zejst tOdzlsXF0eh