Updated April 28th, 2019 at 13:39 IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Virat Kohli is all set to vote from Gurugram, posts picture of his Voter's ID

Virat Kohli will cast his vote from Gurugram on May 12. Details inside -

Reported by: Chetna Kapoor
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On Sunday morning, the reports were abuzz that Indian Cricket captain Virat Kohli won't be able to cast his vote from Mumbai on April 29 for the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

And now minutes ago, clearing his stand, Virat Kohli took to his Instagram story to post a picture of his Voter's ID. He also wrote: "Ready to vote in Gurugram on the 12th May. Are you?"

Here's the post -

According to the reports, the Indian cricket captain applied to vote through online procedure but he got late to register because the last date to apply was March 30. And Kohli missed the deadline.

A senior officer from election commission office told a daily, "The application of Virat Kohli has been received. However, we have kept it on pending. He won't be able to vote for current Lok Sabha elections because it is too late. Therefore we have put his application on hold, his application will be considered for the next elections."

Kohli wanted to cast his vote from his Worli resident in Mumbai, the reports said.

The reports also suggest that Virat's team also tried to get his name on the voter's list but failed.

READ | Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli Won't Be Able To Cast His Vote For Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Here's Why

In March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his Twitter handle and tagged Virat Kohli, along with MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma and wrote: "You are always setting outstanding records on the cricketing field but this time, do inspire the 130 crore people of India to set a new record of high voter turnout in the upcoming elections. When this happens, democracy will be the winner!" [sic]

 

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Published April 28th, 2019 at 13:34 IST