The right to vote empowers a democracy and it is why employees get leave to exercise this right. But, while some of us tend to be 'lethargic' about it, there are those who will not let anything come between them and this right. mid-day spoke to a few such voters — centenarians, teenagers, the bedridden, who are thrilled about going out and voting.

In a bid to achieve record voter turnout, electoral staff has been asking citizens to pledge to exercise their franchise and have made various arrangements for voters who are to choose the next government in Maharashtra on Monday. There are many voters who often complain and give excuses such as improper arrangements at polling booths for the elderly and specially-abled citizens and others. But Khiladi Ram Sharma is not one of them.