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Lok Sabha election 2024: Gauahar Khan rants out her anger for not getting to vote; later, gets to exercise her right
Gauahar Khan was not allowed to vote and the actress shared her disappointment with the paparazzi and also addressed the matter taking to her Instagram stories.
May 20, 2024, is the Lok Sabha elections' voting day for the citizens residing in Mumbai, and many celebrities exercised their right to vote for their favorite political party. Deepika Singh, Shraddha Arya, and Nakuul Mehta, among others, voted and also motivated their fans to cast a vote. However, popular actress Gauahar Khan faced a major problem at the voting center, which resulted in her being deprived of her right to vote.
Gauahar Khan's angry reaction to election management
Gauahar Khan was spotted with her mother as she reached a booth to vote. However, soon she came out of the premises, mentioning that things were not organized properly. As she left in her car, she recorded a few Instagram stories and informed the viewers about what exactly happened to her. She stated that her name wasn't on the voters' list. She mentioned how it is frustrating to see that other people who've left the building for years had their names on the list but hers was missing.
Take a look at Gauahar Khan's angry reaction from the voting premise:
Gauahar Khan's appeal to the Election Commission
Addressing her concerns, the Bigg Boss 7 winner appealed to the Election Commission and other authorities to look into the matter and allow the citizens of the country to vote based on their Aadhar cards. She mentioned that for every government or legal procedure, the Aadhar Card is valid, and thus it should also be valid for voting. The actress expressed her disappointment in not being able to cast her vote.
Gauahar Khan gets to vote
Later, Gauahar Khan took to social media to inform the fans that she got to vote and managed to figure out what went wrong. In a detailed post on social media, she narrated how she went hopping from one booth to another to find her name and finally got them registered in 15 years 15-year-old address. She emphasized not giving up and taking that extra effort to figure out procedures and cast her vote.
In her post, she wrote, "Make the effort , Go find your booths , and vote !! Vote now ! I had a very confusing and frustrating time to know that my n my family’s names were missing from the address that I have lived at for 9 years . Only 1 person from the family had received the voting slip .. N the people who have left the building for years , their names were all present."
Take a look at her Instagram post after casting vote:
Gauahar Khan added, " I did not give up , I went looking from booth to booth in my area , n finally found mine at my 15 year old address along with my senior citizen mom . She is. The one who has taught me to be patriotic since childhood. My dad was the son of a freedom fighter . Alhamdulillah. I didn’t want my vote to be wasted , as a citizen of the country it’s my duty to vote and right in a democracy."
Gauahar Khan is best known for her stints in projects like Ishaqzaade and Bigg Boss 7, among others. She is married to Zaid Darbar and has a one-year-old son named Zehaan.
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