Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Dravid won't vote on Thursday despite being Election Commission brand ambassador
After changing his residence, the former cricketer missed out on getting his name included in the voters' list.
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BENGALURU: Former cricketer Rahul Dravid, who was part of the Election Commission's campaign to boost voting, will miss out on voting in the current Lok Sabha polls as he didn't take necessary steps to get his name included in the voters' list after a change of residence.
Dravid and his family had moved from their ancestral house in Indiranagar to Ashwathnagar and subsequently names of him and his wife were removed from the Electoral Rolls.
This was based on Form 7 for deletions submitted by his brother, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said Monday.
Rahul Dravid and his wife Vijeta with son "...but after shifting to new residence Rahul Dravid did not take steps to get his name included in the electoral roll although registration officials visited there several times," Kumar said.
The electoral authorities came to know about Dravid's name not being in the list after finalisation of the electoral rolls. Karnataka Election Commission brand ambassador Rahul Dravid features in Bengaluru posters for public awareness in 2018. Karnataka goes to first phase of elections on April 18 for 14 constituencies, including those in the city.
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Dravid was roped in by the EC for the voters' awareness campaign during the Karnataka assembly elections in May last year.
Poll-Pourri: Sunny Deol, Urmila & Other Stars Who've Joined Politics
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