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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-l10001

New Delhi, dated 25th March, 2OZ2 -g Chaitr4 Saka 1943

ORDER

No. 3 / 4 ltD /2022ISDR/VOL.II:_

Whereas, Section 6l of thd Representation of the People AcL 1951 provides that with a

view to preventing impersonation of electors, so as to make the right of genuine electors to vote

under section 62 of that Act more effective, provisions may be rnade by rules dnder that Act for

use of Electors photo Identity Card for electors as the means of establishing their identity at the

time of polling; and

Whereas, Rule 28 of the Registration of Electors Rules. 1960, empowers the Election

Commission to direct. with a view to preventing impersonation of electors and facilitating their

identification at the time of poll. the issue of Electors Photo Identity Card to electors bearing

theirphotographs at State cost; and

Whereas, Rules 49H (3) and 49K (2) (b) of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961.

stipulate that where the electors of a constituency have been supplied with Electors Photo

Identity Card under the said provisions of Rule 28 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960,

the electors shall produce their Electors Photo Identity Card at the polling station and failure or

refusal on their part to produce those Etectors Photo Identity Card may result in the denial of

permission to vote; and

Whereas, a cornbined and harmonious.reading of the aforesaid provisions of the said Act

and the Rules, makes it clear that although the right to vote arises by the exisretlce of the name in

the electoral roll, it is also dependent upon the use of the Electors Photo Identity Card. where

provided by the Election Commission at State cost, as the means of establishing their identity at

the time of polling and that both are to be used together; and

Whereas, the Election Commission made an Order on the 28tl' August.lgg3, directing the

issue of Electors photo ldentity Card (EPIC) ro all electors. according to a time bound

programme: and

Whereas, Electors Photo Identity Card have been issued to approximate l00oh electors in

the States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra & West Bengal; and

Now, therefore, atier taking into account all relevant factors and the legal and factual

position, the Election Commission hereby directs that fbr the current bye-elections from

40-Asansol Parliamentary Constituency of West Bengal and 161-Ballygunge Assembly

constituency of west Bengar, T3-Khairagarh Assembry constituency of chhattisgarh'

9l-Bochahan(SC) Assembly Constituency of Bihar and 276'Kolhapur North Assembly

Constituency of Maharashtra notified on 17-03-2022, all electors who havb been issued EPIC

shall produce the EPIC ^for^{their identification}^{at the}^polling^{station before casting}^their^votes.

Those electors who are not ^able^to^produce^{the EPIC shall}^{produce one}^of^the^following

altemative photo identity ^documents^for^establishing^{their identity:}^-

(i) Aadhaar Card,

(ii) MNREGA Job Card,

(iii)Passbooks with photograph issued by ^Bank/PostOffice'

(iv) Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme ^of^Ministry^of'Labour,

(v) Driving License,

(vi) Pan Card,

(vii) Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR,

(viii) Indian Passport.

(ix) Pension document with ^photograph,

(x) Service ldentity Cards with ^{photograph issued}^to^employees^by^{Central/State}

Gov1./PSUs/Public Limited ^Companies,^and

(xi) Offrcial identity cards issued to MPs/M{-As/MLCs.

(xii)Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card, ^{IWo. Social Justice}^&^Empowerment,

Govemment of India

In the case of EPIC, ^clerical^{errors, spelling mistakes, etc. should be ignored provided}^the

identity of the elector ^{can be established by the}^EPIC.^[f^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}^placeⁱⁿ^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, etc'}^the

elector shall have ^{to produce}^one^of^the^{altemative photo documents mentioned}ⁱⁿ^Para⁷^above.

Notwithstanding ^anythingⁱⁿ^Para⁷^above,^overseas^electors^who^are^registeredⁱⁿ^the

electoral roll under ^Section^20A^of^the^{Representation}^of^the^People^Act,^1950,^based^on^the

particulars in their ^Indian^{passport, shall}^be^identified^{on the}^basis^of^{their original}^passport^only

(and no other identity document) ^{in the}^polling^station'

By Order,

(Ashwani t?X';". Mohat)

SecretarY.