Bye-election to Assam Legislative Assembly-2021
GUWAHATI: The Election Commission of India (ECI), by an order, has notified that all electors who have been issued Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC), will produce the EPIC for their identification at the polling stations before casting their votes in the bye-election to be held on October 30, 2021.
Those electors, who are not able to produce the EPIC, will have to produce one of the following alternative photo identity documents for establishing their identity –Aadhaar Card, MNREGA Job Card, passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office, Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour, driving license, pan card, Smart Card issued by Registrar General of India (RGI) under National Population Register (NPR), Indian Passport, Pension document with photograph, Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by Central / State Govt. /PSUs/ Public Limited Companies, and official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs.
In the case of EPIC, clerical errors, spelling mistakes should be ignored provided the identity of the elector can be established by the EPIC. If an elector produces an EPIC which has been issued by the Electoral Registration Officer of another Assembly Constituency, such EPIC will also be accepted for identification, provided the name of that elector finds place in the electoral roll pertaining to the polling station where the elector has turned up for voting.
If it is not possible to establish the identity of the elector on account of mismatch of photograph, the elector will have to produce one of the alternative photo documents mentioned above, stated a press release.
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