Election Commission considers proposal for digitisation of voter ids
4 years ago

Election Commission considers proposal for digitisation of voter ids

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India is considering a proposal to digitise voter id cards and do away with hardcopies, people familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times. The Elector’s Photo Identity Card is presently available in form of a hardcopy and may now be available as a PDF. The digitisation process of the Elector’s Photo Identity Card could begin before the next round of assembly elections to be held in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, which are due before May next year. The proposal will have to be approved by the chief election commissioner, Sunil Arora, and election commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar before it is implemented.

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 5: List of documents you can use to cast vote without Voter ID
7 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 5: List of documents you can use to cast vote without Voter ID

Hindustan Times  

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Did you know you can cast vote without voter ID card? Here’s how
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Did you know you can cast vote without voter ID card? Here’s how

Live Mint  

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Elections 2024 voter ID Alternatives: Aadhar, PAN and 12 other documents Accepted at Polling Stations
8 months ago

Elections 2024 voter ID Alternatives: Aadhar, PAN and 12 other documents Accepted at Polling Stations

The Hindu  

Voters unable to produce an Electors Photo Identity Card can produce any of the 12 listed documents for identification at polling booths on Friday, Erode District Election Officer and Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara has said. In a release, he said that documents that will be allowed are Aadhaar card, job card issued under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, …

Lok Sabha elections: Lost your voter ID card? Here's how you can still vote
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections: Lost your voter ID card? Here's how you can still vote

Hindustan Times  

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Candidates raise concern over duplicate votes in Tirupati Assembly constituency
8 months, 1 week ago

Candidates raise concern over duplicate votes in Tirupati Assembly constituency

The Hindu  

With a whopping 38,493 duplicate votes reportedly being registered in the Tirupati Assembly constituency, doubts began to arise over the fairness of the conduct of the upcoming elections. Recently, TDP–BJP–JSP alliance candidate for Tirupati Assembly constituency, Arani Srinivasulu, submitted yet another representation to the Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena at Amaravati, urging him to remove the double entry votes. …

How to vote if you don't have a voter Id card?
8 months, 1 week ago

How to vote if you don't have a voter Id card?

India Today  

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Kerala LoP seeks transparency in 'Vote from Home' facility
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala LoP seeks transparency in 'Vote from Home' facility

Deccan Chronicle  

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Indian govt urges NRI voters to participate in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, here's a step-by-step guide
9 months ago

Indian govt urges NRI voters to participate in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, here's a step-by-step guide

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Indian government has urged all non-residents of India to cast their vote. In a post on X, the Press Information Bureau wrote: "Calling all NRI voters to cast their vote this Lok Sabha Elections" and shared a step by step guide to inform how NRI voters can participate in the general elections. …

Newly Enrolled Voters in Andhra Pradesh to Receive EPICs by February 15
11 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Documents You Must Carry; Do's and Don'ts at the Polling Booth
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Documents You Must Carry; Do's and Don'ts at the Polling Booth

News 18  

Documents to Carry for Karnataka Election 2023 Voting for the single-phase Karnataka assembly elections 2023 is set to take place on May 10 when the fate of candidates contesting the 224 assembly seats will be sealed in the electronic voting machines till results are announced on May 13. Ahead of the voting for Karnataka elections 2023, individuals must check their …

Karnataka elections: Newly registered voters to receive voter ID cards by April-end: DC
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka elections: Newly registered voters to receive voter ID cards by April-end: DC

The Hindu  

All newly registered voters will get their voter identity cards by the end of April, said Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer M.R. Mr. Kumar said 82,500 new voter identity cards have been dispatched by speed post. “If the same is not delivered to the applicants by April 18, we will take those cards and hand it over to the …

Erode (East) bypoll | 12 documents will be accepted as ID proof for voting on February 27
1 year, 10 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | 12 documents will be accepted as ID proof for voting on February 27

The Hindu  

Erode District Election Officer and Collector H. Krishnanunni has said that voters who are unable to produce an Electors Photo Identity Card can produce any one of 12 listed documents for the purpose of identification while voting at polling booths for the Erode Assembly Constituency by-election, scheduled for February 27. A press release said that documents that will be allowed …

EC to start drive to link Voter ID with Aadhaar card from today. 5 points
2 years, 4 months ago

EC to start drive to link Voter ID with Aadhaar card from today. 5 points

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India will start a drive from today to to link Voter ID cards with Aadhaar cards in several states. According to the EC the linking of voter ID cards with Aadhaar cards is being done with a viewto establishing the identity of electors and authentication of entries in the electoral roll. Linking of link Voter ID …

Electoral Reforms Bill: How Linking Aadhaar Number with Voter ID Card Will Solve Major Problems
3 years ago

Electoral Reforms Bill: How Linking Aadhaar Number with Voter ID Card Will Solve Major Problems

News 18  

Linking Aadhaar with the voter ID card will solve major problems related to managing database of the voters, said sources in the government after the Election Laws Bill, 2021 was passed in the Lok Sabha amid din on Monday. “It is difficult to maintain electoral database due to frequent shifting of residences by the voters and getting enrolled in a …

The Aadhaar-voter ID link
3 years ago

The Aadhaar-voter ID link

Hindustan Times  

Amendments to the election law to allow the interlinking of Aadhaar and the voter identity database were cleared by the Lok Sabha amid resistance from the Opposition. The idea to use the biometrics-based identity to clean up electoral rolls goes back more than five years, when the Election Commission carried out pilot projects to remove unverifiable entries in some states. …

Verification of Voters' ID to Start Next Week for Odisha Panchayat Poll
3 years, 1 month ago

Verification of Voters' ID to Start Next Week for Odisha Panchayat Poll

News 18  

Odisha is getting ready for the upcoming panchayat elections scheduled for early next year. The Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha, Sushil Kumar Lohani, said that the e-campaign for the verification of the Elector’s Photo Identification Card will begin soon. Voters can also verify their names online by visiting the website ceoorissa.nic.in and downloading the electoral roll. The persons who are …

Want to apply for a Voter ID card? Here's how you can do it online and offline
3 years, 5 months ago

Want to apply for a Voter ID card? Here's how you can do it online and offline

India Today  

Every citizen of India must have a Voter ID card to participate in the elections and exercise the right to vote. Here's how you can apply for a Voter ID card online: If you want to apply for a Voter ID card, you must ensure that your name is present on the voters' list. These simple steps can be followed …

How to change address in your Voter ID card online: Step-by-step guide
3 years, 8 months ago

How to change address in your Voter ID card online: Step-by-step guide

India Today  

A Voter ID card is one of the most important documents issued by the government. A Voter ID card permits the holder to take part in elections and choose representatives who will govern the country, enacting laws and administering the country, state, or local body. Check here the step-by-step guide to change the address on your voter ID card online. …

How to download digital voter identity card: Step-by-step guide
3 years, 8 months ago

How to download digital voter identity card: Step-by-step guide

India Today  

The Election Commission has started 'e-EPIC', a non-editable and secure PDF version of the electoral photo identity card. Check here the step-by-step guide to download a digital voter identity card. Here is how to download a digital voter identity card: Log on to https://voterportal.eci.gov.in. Enter your e-EPIC number, a one-time password will be sent to your registered mobile number.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 | Distribution of voter slips setto be completed in Chennai on April 4
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021 | Distribution of voter slips setto be completed in Chennai on April 4

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation has started issuing voter slips in the 16 Assembly constituencies under its jurisdiction from Friday. A senior official said voter slips had been supplied to the electoral registration officers and the same were being distributed through the booth-level officers since Friday in north Chennai areas such as Thiru.Vi.Ka. The voters can also download the voter slips …

Voter ID Cards Goes Digital Ahead of 5 State Elections: Here's All You Need to Know
3 years, 10 months ago

Voter ID Cards Goes Digital Ahead of 5 State Elections: Here's All You Need to Know

News 18  

The Election Commission on Monday rolled out the electronic version of the voters’ photo identity card which can be stored on mobile phones and downloaded on personal computers. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the e-EPIC programme and distributed e-EPICs and Elector Photo Identity Cards to five new voters here to mark the National Voters’ Day. The e-elector photo identity …

National Voters' Day: How to download digital voter Identity card
3 years, 11 months ago

National Voters' Day: How to download digital voter Identity card

India Today  

The Election Commission has started 'e-EPIC', a non-editable and secure PDF version of the electoral photo identity card as part of National Voters' Day. All new electors registered during special summary revision 2021 and whose mobile number provided while applying is unique will get an SMS and may download e-EPIC between January 25 and 31, 2021. How to download digital …

Downloadable e-version of voter id card to be launched on Monday
3 years, 11 months ago

Downloadable e-version of voter id card to be launched on Monday

India TV News  

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will launch the electronic version of the voter identity card on Monday. The e-elector photo identity card is non-editable digital version of the elector photo identity card and it can be saved in facilities such as digital locker and can be printed in the PDF format, Election Commission officials said. "Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad …

Voter ID Cards to Go Digital on Monday as EC Targets 5 State Elections
3 years, 11 months ago

Voter ID Cards to Go Digital on Monday as EC Targets 5 State Elections

News 18  

In a move that will provide digital voter cards or e-EPIC to voters, the Election Commission of India will launch the Digital Voter Card on January 25 on the occasion of National Voters Day. Voters can avail the facility of Digital Voters Card in five upcoming state assembly elections as well. On National Voters Day, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad …

How to update your photo in Voter ID card: Check details here
4 years ago

How to update your photo in Voter ID card: Check details here

India Today  

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EPIC Change: Voter ID Cards to go Digital Before Elections in Five States Next Year
4 years ago

EPIC Change: Voter ID Cards to go Digital Before Elections in Five States Next Year

News 18  

Your voter identity card is set to go digital. Once the final decision comes from the Election Commission of India, voters will be able to download their Electors Photo Identity Card or voter ID card and vote using the digital version. According to sources, newly enrolled voters will get the facility automatically and existing voters will have to complete some …

Bihar Election 2020 Voting Phase 3: Don't have a Voter’s ID card? Here's list of alternate documents you can use
4 years, 1 month ago

Bihar Election 2020 Voting Phase 3: Don't have a Voter’s ID card? Here's list of alternate documents you can use

Firstpost  

To cast your vote in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, carrying your voter identification card is mandatory. The best document that can be carried is Electors Photo Identity Card Voting for the third and the final phase of the Bihar Election 2020 has begun today with voters from 94 constituencies casting their ballots from 7 am. To cast their vote, …

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