Lok Sabha elections 2024: World's shortest woman Jyoti Amge votes in Nagpur
Lok Sabha elections 2024: World's shortest woman Jyoti Amge voted in Nagpur in the first phase of the national polls.
The voting for the Lok Sabha elections began today, April 19, at 7 am. The first phase of polling covers 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states. People who cast their votes today have been sharing pictures and videos on social media. Jyoti Amge, the shortest woman in the world, also participated in the electoral process by casting her vote at a polling booth in Nagpur. She took to her Instagram stories to share pictures of herself from the polling booth and urged people to participate in the electoral process.
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The first Instagram Story shared by Amge is a collage of four pictures with a sticker saying “vote” in the middle. She wore a red-coloured dress for the occasion.
After casting her vote, she shared a collage of two pictures of herself showing her inked finger. She added the song “Matdan Bada Zaroori” by Kumar Sahil to the story.
News agency ANI also shared a video of Amge from the polling booth in Nagpur. In the video, she can be seen with her family as they all came to cast their votes in Nagpur. Amge also interacted with the media persons and calmly posed for photos.
After coming out of the polling booth, Amge told PTI, “I have voted today with my entire family. I want to appeal to every voter to cast vote as well as it’s our duty.”
She added, “I always come to vote in this school, the place where I completed my education. My teachers from school always come and meet me when I am here. My teachers have supported me just like my family.”
About Jyoti Amge
In 2009, Amge was awarded the title of the ‘shortest teenager living (female)’ in the world. She was measured to be 2 feet 0.3 inches. As Amge was 15 years old at that time, she was measured again when she turned 18 years old. Amge then measured 2 feet 0.7 inches, thereby making her the ‘shortest female living’ in the world. Amge’s small stature is due to a condition of achondroplasia, meaning she will never grow beyond a certain height.
Amge also holds the record for the shortest actress in the world. She played the role of Ma Petite in the TV series American Horror Story.