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Nguyen Thi Tam, born in 1921, is the oldest voter of Constituency No 2 (Cua Dong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi City). In spite of her age, Tam still has a good health.
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| Ms. Tam reading through the bibliographies of the candidates for the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term at home. |
On May 23, she woke up earlier and talked with family's members like any other day, but this morning's topic was all about the election of the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term.
At 7:30AM, she arrived at the Polling Station of Constituency No 2 in her best "ao dai". Following the preventive COVID-19 regulations, Tam wore a mask, washed her hands with hand-washing liquid, and has her body temperature measured.
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| Ms. Tam and her daughter in law. |
At the polling station, she spent much time reviewing the lists of the candidates before casting her ballots although she had read through the bibliographies of the candidates for the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term at home.
Talking to reporters of Public Security Newspaper, Tam said that she was born in France but returned to Vietnam's Hanoi to live when she was small. In 1947, she and her family went to Tuyen Quang to join the national resistance war against the French colonialists.
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| Following the preventive COVID-19 regulations, Tam wore a mask, washed her hands with hand-washing liquid, and has her body temperature measured. |
In 1954, she returned to Hanoi as Vietnamese revolutionary forces took over the capital city. She worked at the Ministry of Culture until her retirement.
She has been among a few voters that have participated in all 15 NA elections since the first one in 1946.
According to Tam, she always feels honored and proud when she exercises her right to vote as a Vietnamese citizen. For her, each election is a chance for one to look back at the development of Hanoi in particular and the homeland in general over the past term.
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| Ms. Tam casting her ballots. |
By casting her vote at all NA elections since 1946, she has set an example for his descendants in fully implementing citizens' rights and obligations.
Nguyen Tu Ninh, Secretary of the Party Committee of Quarter 4, Head of the Constituency No2 Election Team of Cua Dong Ward said he and his team happily welcomed Ms. Tam to the polling station. "The presence of Ms. Tam is a very meaningful encouragement to us. It also shows the people's trust in the Party and State", Ninh added



