Summary:
Half the voters from Shergaon arrive in Uttraj a night before the polling day and return to their village the next day after casting their vote. Teams trek through 4km of hilly terrain to reach it and its 325-strong electorate has many from the nearby Shergaon village, who walk for 9 km to exercise their franchise.“Special instructions have been issued for this polling booth. The climbing down takes half an hour but coming back to Guru Shikhar takes around two hours.Equally challenging is the task of the voters. Following this, the remaining half begin their journey for the booth.After the completion of polling, the 11-member polling team armed with torches, leaves the village at 5pm. The view from the village is beautiful but the life there is difficult..