Panduranga Raju, a resident of Ishaq Colony in Karkhana, was in for some disappointment when he visited the Gandhian High School polling station. Despite all the details being featured on the website, Mr. Raju discovered that his name was missing from the voter’s list. In a family of four, Mr. Raju and his son shared one polling station, while his wife and daughter were allocated another. Unfortunately, only the mother-daughter duo was able to cast their vote, leaving Mr. Raju and his son disheartened.
This was not an isolated incident, as several individuals had similar experiences due to discrepancies in the voter list. At various polling stations, a lack of awareness about the voting process became evident. At the Government Institute of Electronics in East Marredpally, an individual engaged in a heated argument with polling staff after arriving there with an Aadhaar card. “The individual’s registered address on the Aadhaar card belonged to another constituency, leading to confusion,” said an on-duty staffer.
