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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110 001

dated the 28th February 2019

Order

No. 3/4/ID/2019/SDR/VOI.1.— Whereas, section 61 of the Representation of the People Act, 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 made by rules under that Act for

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

of polling; and

2.

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 their photographs at State cost;

and

3.

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 Electors Photo

Identity Card may result in the denial of permission to vote; and

4.

Whereas, a combined 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 existence 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

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Whereas, the Election Commission made an Order on the 28th August, 1993, directing the issue

of Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to all electors, according to a time bound programme; and

6.

Whereas, Electors Photo Identity Cards have been issued to more than 99% electors in the

country; and

8.

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

Election Commission hereby directs that for the upcoming General Election to the House of the People, 2019,

and General Elections and Bye-elections to State Legislative Assemblies to be held along with the General

Election to the House of the People, all electors who have 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 alternative photo identity documents for establishing

their identity :—

(i) Passport,

(ii) Driving License,

(iii) Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Govt./

PSUs/Public Limited Companies.

(iv) Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office,

(v) PAN Card,

(vi) Smart, Card issued by RGI under NPR,

(vii) MNREGA Job Card,

(viii) Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour,

(ix) Pension document with photograph,

(x) Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs, and

(xi) Aadhaar Card.

9.

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. 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. 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 in para 8 above.

10.

Notwithstanding anything in Para 8 above, overseas electors who are registered in the electoral

roll under section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, based on the particulars in their Passport,

shall be identified on the basis of their original passport only (and no other identity document) in the polling

station.

By Order,

K. F. WILFRED,

Sr. Principal Secretary.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR

DR. NAMDEO KONDAJI BHOSALE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,

MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,

21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 EDITOR : DIRECTOR DR. NAMDEO KONDAJI BHOSALE.

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