Maharashtra Minister Ganesh Naik Alleges Name Missing From Voter List, Casts Vote Later

Naik first arrived at NMMC CBSE School No. 94, where he said he had voted earlier, but was redirected to St Mary’s High School. At St Mary’s, election officials initially told him the designated room number did not exist and his name could not be traced in the electoral roll.

“R F Naik school is where we have always voted. Last time I was asked to vote at NMMC CBSE School 94. This time, when we came to NMMC school, we were asked to vote at St Mary’s school. When we went there, there was no room number nine. We came back to the CBSE school, but our names were not there either. We then returned to St Mary’s, where room number nine was finally opened and we were able to vote,” Naik told reporters.

Calling the lapse “serious”, Naik questioned the voter list revision process. “I am a local MLA and a minister. If we are facing this kind of confusion, one can imagine what common people must be going through. The Election Commission needs to look into this,” he said.