Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/zaQDfTvNFKn.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Lone Indian voter casts ballot in special forest booth | AFP shorts [mxoEChrKUcL] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 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. ZFXtMJ6bOi7 wSFLXaFC4P1 QMPWXu0DZAy GttvvLNjv9O iVZMrldq91W 2tWwiXnUN1m 6uwFUChfsLe To5HAbT9Lxx
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. ZFXtMJ6bOi7 wSFLXaFC4P1 QMPWXu0DZAy GttvvLNjv9O iVZMrldq91W 2tWwiXnUN1m 6uwFUChfsLe To5HAbT9Lxx