THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's principal secretary KM Abraham was unable to cast his vote today. Abraham was not able to press the button on the electronic voting machine(EVM), as he was told by the officials that the number on his Electors Photo Identification Card (EPIC) had already been cast.

The poll officials when they searched with the EPIC number using Abraham’s number , found that a woman with the same EPIC number had already cast her vote, as the voters' list contained the woman's name.

A peeved Abraham had no other choice but to return without casting his vote. However, he registered a complaint with the Thiruvananthapuram district collector -- the chief election official in the state capital district.