Uttar Pradesh: 85-year-old man marked 'dead' on voter list in Shamli

SHAMLI: Abdul Ahmad, an 85-year-old resident of Bhainswal village in Thana Bhawan in Shamli, on Thursday said he was turned away by an election official at the polling station because he was declared "dead" on the voter list.

He told TOI, "I have always made it a point to vote. But this time, something unexpected happened. They told me I was 'dead' according to the list. If I am, then who is standing before them, a ghost?"

Booth in-charge Shalu Singh called Ahmad's claims "false" and said, "His name was not there on the list. The matter has been referred to the sector magistrate. However, we did not say he was shown dead."

Sector magistrate Zaheer Alam said, "We are bound by rules. We do not prepare the list. It comes to us and we ensure only those whose names are on the list vote. His name was cut off from the list."