Poll-O-Meter: Camel vs Buffalo

Year: 1957

Place: Rajasthan

A visually-challenged woman wanted the presiding officer to put her ballot paper which had the symbol “Buffalo” in the box.

Her reasoning was that her husband had already voted for the symbol “Camel” and that she wanted to vote for a “Buffalo” as they had only these two animals at home. Unfortunately for her, “Buffalo” was not an approved symbol. And she refused to vote.