Date: 2019-10-12Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
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
Executive Summary:
This document from the Election Commission of India outlines the use of Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for identification at polling stations during current bye-elections. It mandates the production of EPICs or approved alternative photo ID for electors to cast their votes. The order applies to specified Assembly Constituencies and Parliamentary Constituencies with bye-elections notified on September 23 and 27, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) Usage:**
* Electors must produce their EPIC for identification at the polling station.
* If an elector cannot produce their EPIC, they must provide an alternative photo identity document.
* Clerical errors or spelling mistakes on the EPIC should be ignored if the elector's identity can be established.
* An EPIC issued by the Electoral Registration Officer of another Assembly Constituency is acceptable if the elector's name is on the electoral roll for that polling station.
* If the elector's identity cannot be established due to photograph mismatch, they must provide an alternative photo document.
* **Acceptable Alternative Photo Identity Documents:**
* Passport
* Driving License
* Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Govt., PSUs, Public Limited Companies
* Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office
* PAN Card
* Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR
* MNREGA Job Card
* Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour
* Pension document with photograph
* Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs
* Aadhaar Card
* **Overseas Electors:**
* Overseas electors registered under Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, must be identified using their original passport only.
* **Applicability:**
* The order is applicable for current bye-elections from 46 Assembly Constituencies across 16 States (as per Annexure I) and the bye-elections from Samastipur SC Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Bihar, Satara Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Maharashtra.
Impact Analysis:
Electors:
* Impact: Electors are required to produce their EPIC or an alternative photo ID to vote. Failure to do so may result in denial of permission to vote.
* Action Required: Ensure they have their EPIC or a valid alternative photo ID ready when going to vote.
Polling Officials:
* Impact: Polling officials are responsible for verifying the identity of electors using EPICs or alternative photo IDs.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the list of acceptable alternative photo IDs and the guidelines for accepting EPICs with errors.
Election Commission:
* Impact: The Election Commission is responsible for ensuring the smooth implementation of these identification procedures during the bye-elections.
* Action Required: Oversee the implementation of the order and provide necessary guidance to polling officials.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The organization issuing the order regarding Electors Photo Identity Cards.
New Delhi: Location where the order was issued.
October 12, 2019: Date of the order's publication.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: Act providing for the use of Electors Photo Identity Card to prevent impersonation of electors.
Section 61: The section of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that provides preventing impersonation of electors.
Registration of Electors Rules, 1960: Rules empowering the Election Commission to direct the issue of Electors Photo Identity Cards.
Electors Photo Identity Card: A photo identification card used by electors for identification at polling stations.
Bihar: State in India, where byeelections from 23Samastipur SC Parliamentary Constituency have been notified.
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2. यतः, िनवा(cid:22)चक(cid:24) का रिज -ीकरण िनयम, 1960 का िनयम 28 िनवा(cid:22)चन आयोग को, इस दिृ(cid:29) से (cid:4)क िनवा(cid:22)चक(cid:24)
के (cid:12)ित(cid:25)पण का िनवारण हो सके तथा मतदान के समय उनक(cid:18) पहचान को सरल बनाया जा सके, िनवा(cid:22)चक(cid:24) को रा.य क(cid:18)
लागत पर फोटोयु(cid:31) िनवा(cid:22)चक फोटो-पहचान प% जारी करन ेके िलए िनदशे दने े क(cid:18) शि(cid:31) (cid:12)दान करता ह;ै तथा
3. यतः, िनवा(cid:22)चन(cid:24) का संचालन िनयम, 1961 के िनयम 49 ज(3) और 49 ट(2) (ख) म(cid:20) यह उपबंिधत ह ै (cid:4)क जहा ं
(cid:4)कसी िनवा(cid:22)चन 3े% के िनवा(cid:22)चक(cid:24) को िनवा(cid:22)चक रिज -ीकरण िनयम, 1960 के िनयम 28 के उ(cid:31) उपबंध(cid:24) के अधीन िनवा(cid:22)चक
फोटो पहचान-प% (cid:4)दए गए ह,+ वहां िनवा(cid:22)चक(cid:24) को मतदान के78 म(cid:20) अपना िनवा(cid:22)चक फोटो पहचान-प% (cid:4)दखाना होगा तथा
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अनमु ित दने े स ेइ7कार (cid:4)कया जा सकता ह;ै तथा
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यह प(cid:29) होता ह ै (cid:4)क य?िप मत दने े का अिधकार िनवा(cid:22)चक नामावली म(cid:20) नाम के होने से ही होता ह,ै यह िनवा(cid:22)चन आयोग
’ारा रा.य क(cid:18) लागत पर, मतदान के समय उनक(cid:18) पहचान सुिनि$त करन े के साधन के (cid:25)प म (cid:20) (cid:12)दान करवाए गए िनवा(cid:22)चक
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5. यतः, िनवा(cid:22)चक(cid:24) का रिज -ीकरण िनयम,1960 के िनयम 28 के अधीन िनवा(cid:22)चन आयोग ने एक समयबA
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1993 को एक आदशे जारी (cid:4)कया ह;ै तथा
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9. उ(cid:31) पैरा 7 म(cid:20) (cid:4)कसी बात के होते Cए भी, (cid:12)वासी िनवा(cid:22)चक(cid:24) को जो अपने पासपोट(cid:22) म (cid:20) िववरण(cid:24) के आधार पर
लोक (cid:12)ितिनिध(cid:15)व अिधिनयम, 1950 क(cid:18) धारा 20क के अधीन िनवा(cid:22)चक नामाविलय(cid:24) म(cid:20) पजं ीकृत ह,+ मतदान के78 म (cid:20) केवल
उनके मूल पासपोट(cid:22) (तथा कोई अ7य पहचान द तावेज नह:) के आधार पर ही पहचाना जाएगा।
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2. असम 1-रतबाडी (अ.जा.)
3. असम 44-जिनया
4. असम 74-रंगापारा
5. असम 106-सोनारी
6. िबहार 54-(cid:4)कशनगंज
7. िबहार 76-िसमरी बिDतयारपरु
8. िबहार 109-दर[दा
9. िबहार 158-नाथनगर
10. िबहार 163-बेलहर
11. छ]ीसगढ 87-िच%कोट (अ.ज.जा.)
12. गुजरात 8-थराद
13. गुजरात 20-खेराल ु
14. गुजरात 50-अमराईवाडी
15. गुजरात 122-लुणावाडा
16. िहमाचल (cid:12)दशे 18-धम(cid:22)शाला
17. िहमाचल (cid:12)दशे 55-प_छाद (अ.जा.)
18. म>य (cid:12)दशे 193-झाबुआ (अ.ज.जा.)
19. मेघालय 26-शे(cid:6) ला (अ.ज.जा.)
20. उडीसा 2-िबजेपरु
21. पुडुचेरी 10-कामराज नगर
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24. पंजाब 68-दाखा
25. पंजाब 79-जलालाबाद
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27. राज थान 110-ख:वसर
28. िस(cid:4)aम 10-पोकलोक-कामरंग
29. िस(cid:4)aम 24-मारतम-bमटेक (बी.एल)
30. िस(cid:4)aम 27-गंगटोक (बी.एल)
31. तिमलनाडु 75-िवBावांडी
32. तिमलनाडु 227-नानगुनेरी
33. तेलंगाना 89-Cजूरनगर
34. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 7-गंगोह
35. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 37-रामपुर
36. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 77-इगलास (अ.जा.)
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38. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 212-गोिव7दनगर
39. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 237-मािनकपरु
40. उ]र (cid:12)देश 248-(cid:12)तापगढ
41. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 269-जैदपुर (अ.जा.)
42. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 280-जलालपुर
43. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 282-बलहा (अ.जा.)
44. उ]र (cid:12)दशे 354-घोसी
45. गुजरात 16-राधनपुर
46. गुजरात 32-बायड
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
ORDER
New Delhi, the 12th October, 2019
O.N. 174(E).—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
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 a substantially large number of electors in all the
States; and
7. Now, therefore, after taking into account all relevant factors and the legal and factual position, the Election
Commission hereby directs that for current bye elections from 46 Assembly Constituencies(as per Annexure-I) of 16
States and the bye-elections from 23-Samastipur (SC) Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Bihar & 45-
Satara Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Maharashtra, which have been notified on 23-09-2019& 27-09-
2019, 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;¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(iii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
(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
(xi) Aadhaar Card.
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 Electors Photo Identity Card, which has been issued by the
Electoral Registration Officer of another Assembly Constituency, such EPICs 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 rolls 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.
[No. 3/4/ID/2019/SDR/Vol. I]
By Order,
N.T. BHUTIA, Secy.
Annexure-I
Sl.No. Name of State Number and Name of Assembly Constituency
1. Arunachal Pradesh 56-Khonsa (West)(ST)
2. Assam 1-Ratabari (SC)
3. Assam 44-Jania
4. Assam 74-Rangapara
5. Assam 106-Sonari
6. Bihar 54-Kishanganj
7. Bihar 76-Simri Bakhtiarpur
8. Bihar 109-Daraunda
9. Bihar 158-Nathnagar
10. Bihar 163-Belhar
11. Chhattisgarh 87-Chitrakot (ST)
12. Gujarat 8-Tharad
13. Gujarat 20-Kheralu
14. Gujarat 50-Amraiwadi
15. Gujarat 122-Lunawada
16. Himachal Pradesh 18-Dharamshala
17. Himachal Pradesh 55-Pachhad (SC)
18. Madhya Pradesh 193 – Jhabua (ST)
19. Meghalaya 26-Shella (ST)
20. Odisha 2- Bijepur
21. Pudducherry 10 – Kamraj Nagar
22. Punjab 29-Phagwara (SC)
23. Punjab 39-Mukerian
24. Punjab 68 – Dakha
25. Punjab 79 – Jalalabad
26. Rajasthan 28-Mandawa
27. Rajasthan 110-Khinwsar
28. Sikkim 10 – Poklok-Kamrang
29. Sikkim 24 – Martam-Rumtek (BL)
30. Sikkim 27 – Gangtok (BL)
31. Tamil Nadu 75- Vikravandi
32. Tamil Nadu 227-Nanguneri
33. Telangana 89-Huzurnagar
34. Uttar Pradesh 7-Gangoh
35. Uttar Pradesh 37-Rampur6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
36. Uttar Pradesh 77-Iglas (SC)
37. Uttar Pradesh 175 –Lucknow Cantt.
38. Uttar Pradesh 212-Govindnagar
39. Uttar Pradesh 237-Manikpur
40. Uttar Pradesh 248-Pratapgarh
41. Uttar Pradesh 269-Zaidpur (.SC)
42. Uttar Pradesh 280-Jalalpur
43. Uttar Pradesh 282-Balha (SC)
44. Uttar Pradesh 354-Ghosi
45. Gujarat 16-Radhanpur
46. Gujarat 32-Bayad
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