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Kasaragod: First time voter comes from Mumbai, finds her name missing

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April 23, 2019

Kasaragod, Apr 23: It was a great disillusionment to Madhu M, the first time voter as she couldn't find her name in the voter's list in the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala which went to polls in the third phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.

“This is the fate of the Kannadigas here for years. Their names are often excluded from the electoral rolls due to political reasons… This time my entire family’s names are missing. I hate this,” said the girl, who works for a reputed television channel in Mumbai.

She had visited her hometown Mailankody with great excitement to exercise her franchise for the first time in life keeping all other works aside. She and her parents were among the early birds at the jurisdictional polling booth.

After struggling to find their names in the voter’s list for half an hour, they realized that their voting rights have been snatched away. “Are we not citizens of India?” they fumed as they returned home in frustration.

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Joseph badiyadka
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019

Kasaragod-Karnataka border people are always neglected by both the states.

Sandesh Mangalore 
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019

Oh I know her. Should have confirmed online before coming from far place.

Midhun
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019

How it happens again and again. I am not a Kannadiga but my name also missing. Stringent action should be taken against officials concerned to avert recurrence.

Abbas Mangalore
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019

There are many people facing the same issue. This is not for the first time. Aadhar should be linked to voter’s list to solve this issue.

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