Hyderabad, May 5 -- In Gujarat's Devbhoomi Dwarka district, at least 575 Muslim fishermen will not be able to cast their votes as their names have been removed from the voter list after their homes were demolished, Maktoob Media reported.

After the state administration demolished the houses for port expansion last year, the voters were not transferred to any other constituency.

A 47-year-old fisherman, Mossa, from Navadra village, was displaced due to port expansion and now lives at least 40 km away. Speaking to Maktoob, he said that when he went back to check his name on the voter's list, the school teacher, serving as a BLO (Booth Level Office), said, "If you don't live here, you can't vote here; you are not the resident of the villag...