Delhi polls: 86-year-old votes despite no wheelchair to get her to booth
Devi, who is unable to hear anymore, told Firstpost's Sandip Roy the reason she still came to a booth to vote despite the inconvenience.
Not voted yet? Feeling lazy? Take some inspiration from 86-year-old Rukmani Devi who turned up to vote being carried in a chair by her grandsons.[caption id="attachment_1265963" align="alignright" width="380"]
Rukmani Devi after casting her vote. Pic: Sandip Roy[/caption]Sitting in a blue chair that was carried by her grandsons, Devi said that she has been voting all her life. And why was she in a chair? Because there's no wheelchair in a booth.Devi, who is unable to hear anymore, told Firstpost the reason she still came to a booth to vote despite the inconvenience."I don't want my vote going to waste," she said.
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