My whole family has been disenfranchised in this historic election. I have been prevented from exercising my  sovereign right. I went to all 10 polling stations in Kathmandu area no. 5 polling booth nos. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 with the identity card issued by the Election Commission and my entire family's name was not in the list. The explanation I received from the people around there is that somebody has cancelled our name. We were earlier informed that if we have the EC's card, we should be assured to be there on the list. Is EC card something like a license that we have to renew periodically? If yes, why don't  somebody make the rule to that effect. Or is it that we have to have some party affiliation to be assured that our names are there? Isn't the voter's ID something like a Citizenship Certificate which does not need any renewal? Further to my dismay, I am not the only one who have been prevented, there are scores of individuals who have suffered the same plight. They have the EC identification card but they can't vote. Different major political parties and their cadres tried to help but it was unfruitful. I further met with the election officers and they say that they are bound by the list and can not do anything about it.  I wanted to know about any mechanism to complain regarding this, but there was none. I would like to demand with the authorities to correct this and let us exercise our rights.

Dr X (Name deleted)

Bansbari