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The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026) clarified that an elector whitethorn usage an Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) issued by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of a antithetic Assembly constituency. Such a paper volition beryllium accepted arsenic valid identification, provided the elector’s sanction appears connected the electoral rotation of the polling presumption wherever they mean to vote.
This clarification is important for voters who person applied for a caller EPIC aft migrating, but person not received it yet. So, adjacent if a elector presents an EPIC issued successful different constituency anyplace successful the State, it volition beryllium accepted arsenic impervious of identity, truthful agelong arsenic their sanction is listed successful the electoral rotation of the acrophobic polling station.
At the aforesaid time, successful a statement, Archana Patnaik, Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, made it wide that the possession of an EPIC oregon immoderate different signifier of individuality prescribed by the ECI volition not entitle a idiosyncratic to workout their ballot unless their sanction is recovered successful the electoral rotation of that peculiar polling station.
Overseas electors, who are registered successful the electoral rolls nether Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, based connected the particulars successful their Indian passport, shall beryllium identified lone connected the ground of their archetypal passport (and nary different individuality document) astatine the polling station.
Other ID proofs
Electors who are not capable to nutrient an EPIC shall nutrient 1 of the pursuing alternate photograph individuality documents: Aadhaar card, MGNREGA occupation card, passbooks with photograph issued by banks oregon station offices, Health Insurance Smart Card issued nether the strategy of the Ministry of Labour oregon Ayushman Bharat Health Card, driving licence, PAN card, astute paper issued by RGI nether NPR, Indian passport, pension papers with photograph, work individuality cards with photograph issued to employees by Central oregon State governments, PSUs oregon nationalist constricted companies, authoritative individuality cards issued to MPs, MLAs, oregon MLCs, and Unique Disability ID (UDID) paper issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
