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"Our kids were first-time voters who couldn't find their names in the list and felt discouraged," a resident said.
Updated : Feb 21, 2017, 01:58 PM IST
All the residents of Popular Niketan in Shivaji Park, Dadar are not on the voter's list for the BMC polls.
A resident, Kumar Gokhale, speaking to DNA's Geeta Desai said that he checked all the schools in the area but couldn't find the name on the voter's list. "Not just me, all the residents of my building, did not find their names in the list. There are 25-30 people who didn't find their names in the list. Our kids were first-time voters but couldn't find their names in the list and felt discouraged," he said. "I spoke to Zonal officer regarding the issue, but it didn't bear any fruit," he said
A resident of Shivaji Park's Popular Niketan says names of the all families in his building are missing https://t.co/VMLnbbe1H2 @DesaiGeeta pic.twitter.com/rGPRgHWnnC
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