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EC allows documents other than voter ID cards

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Mar 31 2016 | 10:48 PM IST
The Election Commission today said that besides the voter ID cards, a list of 11 documents would be accepted at polling booths.
All voters in West Bengal have been issued Elector's Photo ID Cards (EPIC).
"But there are other 11 additional documents this time which will be treated as valid identity proof documents for voting," EC officials said.
The list includes passport, driving license, photo identity cards issued by governments, PSUs and public sector undertakings, photo passbooks of bank and post offices, PAN card, smart card issued by RGI under NPR, MGNREGA job card, health insurance smart card issued by the labour department, pension document, authentic photo voter slip and official identity card of MLAs, MLCs and MPs.
For NRI voters, only passport is valid as alternative document, officials said.

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First Published: Mar 31 2016 | 10:48 PM IST

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