Patna, Aug. 2 -- Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Saturday alleged that his name was missing from the voter list amid Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar. However, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has refuted his claim.

"My name is not there in the electoral roll. How will I contest the elections?" Tejashwi Yadav asked after he was unable to fetch his name using his Elector's Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number.

However, the ECI clarified that Tejashwi's name is included in the draft voter list at serial number 416.

ECI, in a statement, stated, "It has come to our attention that Tejashwi Yadav has made a mischievous claim that his name does not appear in the draft electoral roll. His name is...