The Election Commission (EC) responded on Sunday to media reports and social media posts highlighting multiple electors sharing the same voter ID number, clarifying that such duplication does not indicate the presence of fake voters. The Commission explained that different states had used the same alphanumeric series for the Electors Photo Identification Cards (EPIC).
Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of adding fake voters to the electoral rolls ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections with the alleged “collusion” of the Election Commission. The claim was followed by the circulation of lists from Bengal and other states showing identical EPIC numbers for electors.
In a statement, the Election Commission acknowledged the issue, stating, “While some electors may share identical EPIC numbers, other details such as demographic information, Assembly Constituency, and polling booth are different for these electors.” The EC further emphasized that each elector can only vote at their designated polling station in their respective constituency where they are enrolled, regardless of the EPIC number.
The EC also explained that the duplication of EPIC numbers stemmed from a decentralized and manual system used before the electoral roll database was shifted to the ERONET platform. This resulted in some state/union territory (UT) offices using the same alphanumeric series, allowing for the possibility of duplicate numbers being assigned to electors in different constituencies.
To address this issue, the Commission assured that it would ensure the allocation of unique EPIC numbers to all registered electors. Any cases of duplicate EPIC numbers will be corrected, and the ERONET 2.0 platform will be updated to facilitate this process.
I think this is one of the most important info for me. And i am glad reading your article. But should remark on few general things, The website style is ideal, the articles is really great : D. Good job, cheers