'Waiting since morning': Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat claims his name missing from voters list

NEW DELHI: Former Uttarakhand chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat stepped out to cast his vote in Dehradun's municipal elections but he had to step back as his name was missing from the voters list.

Despite being a long-standing resident, Rawat discovered his name had been removed from the electoral roll, leaving him unable to exercise his voting rights.

Rawat has consistently cast his ballot from the Niranjanpur area of Dehradun since 2009.

"I have been waiting since morning... but my name was not found at the polling station where I voted in the Lok Sabha elections. They are now searching for it... let's see what happens," Rawat said while talking to PTI.


" Election Commission officials have asked me to wait while they check. I should have been more alert, knowing that BJP is involved in adding and removing names from the voter list," he added.

Elections are being held across Uttarakhand for 11 municipal corporations, 43 municipal councils, and 46 Nagar Panchayat.

There are 72 candidates running for 11 mayoral posts, 445 for municipal council chairperson posts and 4,888 for municipal councillors' posts.