Shuttler Jwala Gutta's name has been missing from electoral roll since 2016, Telangana's election body chief said after she took to Twitter alleging that her name had disappeared from the voters' list and she could not vote in Friday's assembly elections in the state.

Rajat Kumar, Telangana's Chief Electoral Officer told news agency ANI, "I do empathise with Jwala Gutta. Actually, her name has been missing from electoral roll since 2016. So, in 2016, 2017, 2018, the inclusion was not there. We will rectify that situation."

A controversy has erupted over the fairness of assembly elections held in Telangana after ace Indian Badminton player Jwala Gutta alleged that she could not cast vote in Friday's election as her name had been missing from the voters' list. The shuttler also shared similar tweets by several voters who also encountered a similar problem.