Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Alia Bhatt, Akshay Kumar And Other Bollywood Celebrities Are Not Allowed To Vote!

Mina Muzumdar |Apr 29, 2019

The phase fourth of General Elections started today and the entire nation is wrapped up the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. However, there are Bollywood stars who can't cast their vote.

The voting for the phase fourth of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 which spread across nine states began today. While the entire nation is about to get inked, Bollywood celebrities are also stepping out of their house to cast a vote in the ongoing polls.

However, do you know that there are a few beloved Bollywood stars who will not play their part in the General Elections this year since they are not eligible to vote? These names including Alia Bhatt, Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, and Katrina Kaif, to name a few cannot become part of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Let's take a look at the Bollywood celebs who are not allowed to exercise their franchise.

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar was born in Amritsar and was brought up in Delhi, but later, when he gained recognition for his works, the government of Canada honored him with a passport. According to Indian government rules, one citizen cannot hold two passports, and this is the reason why the actor did not vote in Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt 10 Instagram
Alia Bhatt. Photo Credit: Instagram

Alia Bhatt revealed in a recent interview that she could not vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The 26-year-old actress holds a British passport just like her mother Soni Razdan, which restricts her from casting her vote. To vote in Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the actress had to give up on her British citizenship and apply for Indian citizenship and passport.

Katrina Kaif

Basking high on many commercial films, Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif is at the top of her game right now, but not many know that she is not allowed to cast her ballot in India. Being born in Hong Kong, Katrina Kaif is an English citizen and holds a British passport.

Jacqueline Fernandez

Bollywood actress Jaqueline Fernandez who crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka in 2006 come from Sri Lanka, so she will not vote.

Sunny Leone

Though being born in Karenjit Kaur, with her roots in India, Bollywood bombshell can still not vote in India because she holds a Canadian passport.

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