Dipender Manta Mandi, November 12 Despite the chilling cold, the world’s highest polling station, Tashigang, recorded 100% voter turnout in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti today. There are a total of 52 voters, of which 30 are men and 22 are women. All the 52 voters of Tashigang and Gete villages under this constituency exercised their right to elect the new state government. Voters were welcomed in local tradition and community food was served. The polling station in Tashigang became a model polling station to facilitate voting for the elderly and disabled voters. Tashigang, the highest polling station, is located at an altitude of 15,256 feet in the Lahaul and Spiti border region of Himachal Pradesh, where the temperature is below zero these days. Two days ago, this area received fresh snow. The constituency was created in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. It witnessed 100 per cent voter turnout in the by-election to the Mandi Lok Sabha seat last year. #Lahaul and Spiti
