Seven members of the Shompen tribe voted for the first time in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Seven members of the Shompen tribe voted for the first time in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Seven members of this particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTGs) of Great Nicobar Islands voted for the single Lok Sabha seat in the UT.
In addition to voting, they also posed for selfies at polling station 411, which is named as ‘Shompen Hut’.
Based on data from the 2011 Census, the estimated population of Shompen is 229.
Voting took place for the first time in 56 Bastar villages in Chhattisgarh at voting places that were built up in the villages themselves.
Jyoti Amge, the shortest woman in the world, voted in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Voting was conducted among the deaf and dumb residents of Dhadkahi, also referred to as the “silent village” in Jammu & Kashmir.