India's Shyam Saran Negi ready for 16th general election
04:23AM Wed 9 Apr, 2014
A 97-year-old man, who is among India's oldest voters, says he is getting ready to cast his ballot for a 16th time in a general election.
Shyam Saran Negi is a retired teacher in northern Himachal Pradesh state.
He has voted in every single election since 1951-52 - when India held its first general election after gaining independence from British rule.
Indians began voting in a nine-phase election on Monday. Voting will take five weeks, with results due on 16 May.
More than 814 million people are eligible to vote in a poll dominated by corruption and high inflation.