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RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2021-23
EXTRAORDINARY
No. 5
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Elections
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
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Order
No. 5-10-2022/ELEC/2685
The following Order No. 3/4/ID/2022/SDR/VOL.I dated 20th January,
2022, issued by the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, is hereby
published for general information.
Place: Panaji-Goa.
Narayan Sawant,
Dated:- 24-01-2022.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer.
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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan,
Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110001.
Order
No. 3/4/ID/2022/SDR/VOL.I
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
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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
5. 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 Card have been issued to approximate
100% electors in the States of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar
Pradesh.
7. Now, therefore, after taking into account all relevant factors and the
legal and factual position, the Election Commission hereby directs that for
the General Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Goa and
Uttarakhand to be notified on 21-01-2022, Punjab to be notified on
25-01-2022, Manipur to be notified on 01-02-2022 & 04-02-2022, Uttar Pradesh
notified/to be notified on 14-01-2022, 21-01-2022, 25-01-2022, 27-01-2022,
01-02-2022, 04-02-2022 & 10-02-2022, 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) Aadhaar Card,
(ii) MNREGA Job Card,
(iii) Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office,
(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 Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by
Central/State Govt./PSUs/Public Limited Companies, and
(xi) Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs.
(xii) Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card, M/o Social Justice & Empowerment,
Government of India.
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8. 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 7 above.
9. Notwithstanding anything in Para 7 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 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 Kumar Mohal)
Secretary.
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