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.
