Kohima, February 4 (MTNews): In order to prevent impersonation of electors and to make the right of genuine electors to vote, the Election Commission has directed all electors who have been issued Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to produce the EPIC for their identification at the polling station before casting their vote, CEO Nagaland informed.
Those who are not able to produce the EPIC have been asked to establish their identity using any of the following documents:
· 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 RGI under NPR’
· Indian Passport.
· Pension document with photograph.
· Service Identity Cards with photographs issued to employees by Central/State Govt. /PSUs Public Limited Companies,
· Official identity cards issued to MPs MLAs/MLCs, and
· Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card, M/o Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India
In the case of EPIC, it was mentioned that clerical errors, spelling mistakes, etc. 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 shall 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, it stated.
If it is not possible to establish the identity of the elector on account of mismatch of photograph etc., the elector shall have to produce one of the alternative photo documents mentioned above.
Overseas electors who are registered in the electoral roll shall be identified on the basis of their original passport only (and no other identity document) in the polling station.