Tejashwi Yadav says his name is missing from Bihar electoral draft list

With just months to go before the Bihar Assembly elections, the voter list revision process has sparked a political uproar, especially after RJD Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav discovered his own name missing from the electoral rolls during a live Press conference in Patna. In a dramatic moment, Yadav used the Election Commission of India’s mobile App to check his voter status by entering his name and EPIC number, only to find no results.

Displaying the outcome to the media, he remarked sarcastically: “My name is not in the voter list after the revision. It means I am not a resident of Bihar and I cannot contest the election.”

He added: “As I am currently in Bihar, I can physically verify my details. But what about the poor and migrant voters who are working outside the state? If their names don’t appear on the app, how will they know? Is the Election Commission is running a fake app?”