Tashigang Village in HP Gets the Distinction of the Highest Polling Station

Tashigang, a small Himachal Pradesh village has got the distinction of the highest polling station in the world.

• Tashigang is located at an altitude of 15,256 feet.

About Tashigang Polling Station:

• Tashigang polling station falls in Buddhist-dominated Lahaul-Spiti and forms part of the Mandi Lok Sabha seat.
• Tashigang is situated at about 29 km from the India-China border and the polling station covers two villages- Tashigang and Gete.
• The polling station has 48 voters, of which 30 are men and 18 women.
• Even though Tashigang has all necessary facilities like power and water supply but lacks mobile connectivity and election officials will use a satellite phone during polls on May 19.

Interesting to know:

• Initially, election officials had intended to set up the polling booth at Gete village but shifted it to Tashigang as the government school building there was not found safe.
• Earlier the tiny settlement of Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh positioned at an altitude of about 14,400 ft, was the highest polling station in the country.

Question:

Q. Which Himachal Pradesh village has got the distinction of the highest polling station in the world?
a. Tashigang
b. Kashigang
c. Rashigang
d. Hashigang