Bharatdas Darshandas, a priest, lives at a remote temple in the Gir forest. Somnath District Election Office, Gujarat

The Indian Election Commission set up a polling booth for a single voter deep inside the Gir forest in the western state of Gujarat.

A day before the third phase of elections began, five officials traveled about 60 kilometers (40 miles) into the forest to set up an entire voting facility for one man.

Bharatdas Darshandas, a local priest, lives at a remote temple in the depths of the Gir forest.

India's Election Commission must provide all voters with a polling booth in their vicinity. Somnath District Election Office, Gujarat

“This is done for every election. The Election Commission criteria is that we have to provide polling station for every person within a two-kilometre radius,” said Vinod Chandra Prajapati, deputy district election officer.

The Gir forest is one of the oldest sanctuaries for lions in India and is uninhabited for the most part.

No voter should have to travel more than two kilometers to a polling station, according to the Election Commission. Somnath District Election Office, Gujarat

As Darshandas stepped out of the polling booth, he said, “I have today and I would like to ask everyone to use their individual vote and there should be 100 percent voting. Just like there was 100% voting here, it should be so everywhere.”

Due to the geography and the extensive terrain of India, the Election Commission has to ensure that every person is provided with a polling booth in their vicinity.

"There should be 100 percent voting," Darshandas said after leaving the polling booth. Somnath District Election Office, Gujarat

“Because he resides there, we have to get here. Whether he casts his vote or not, it does not matter -- we have to go there and set up the booth,” said Prajapati.