India, Jan. 16 -- Maharashtra forest minister Ganesh Naik on Thursday faced an unexpected hurdle while casting his vote in the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) elections after he found his name missing from the voters' list at his usual polling station in Vashi, forcing him to move between polling centres for nearly an hour.

Naik first arrived at NMMC CBSE School No. 94, where he said he had voted earlier, but was redirected to St Mary's High School. At St Mary's, election officials initially told him the designated room number did not exist and his name could not be traced in the electoral roll.

"R F Naik school is where we have always voted. Last time I was asked to vote at NMMC CBSE School 94. This time, when we came to NMMC ...