List Of VoterID Alternatives By Election Commission Of India

Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2024 is complete. Voters unable to produce an Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) 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.

The first phase out of all seven phases of the Lok Sabha Election 2024 has rolled out successfully. Voter ID is a crucial and essential document to participate in the democratic process of electing a leader. But what if you don’t have a voter ID card? 

The lack of a voter ID card does not prevent someone from casting a ballot, even though the Electoral Commission requires voter identification at polling places. As per the guidelines released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), anyone whose name appears on the official voter list is eligible to vote.

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List of Alternative Documents to Prove Identity at the Polling Booth

Even though the Election Commission had directed voters to produce their Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) to establish their identity before casting their votes, those who do not have EPICs need not worry. Voters can produce any one of the following photo documents to establish their identity and exercise their right to vote at their respective polling stations:.

1. Authenticated Photo Voter Slip 
2. Passport 
3. Driving licence 
4. Income Tax identity (PAN) cards
5. Service identity cards issued by State government, Central government, public sector undertakings or public limited companies 
6. Passbooks issued by public sector banks, post office, kissan passbook (account opened on or before March 31, 2014). 
7. Student identity cards issued by recognised educational institutions on or before March 31, 2014 
8. Property documents such as pattas, registered deeds, etc. in the name of the voter 
9. Ration card issued up to March 31, 2014 
10. SC, ST, and OBC certificates issued by the competent authority on or before March 31, 2014. 
11. Pension documents such as ex-servicemen’s pension book, ex-servicemen’s widow or dependent certificates issued up to March 31, 2014 
12. Freedom Fighter identity card 
13. Arms licence issued on or before March 31, 2014 
14. Certificate of physical handicap by the competent authority on or before March 31, 2014
15. Ex-servicemen CSD Canteen Card 
16. Job cards issued under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme up to March 31, 2014 
17. Service identity cards issued by local bodies, namely Municipal Corporation, city municipal council, town municipal, council, village panchayat, etc.
18.  Senior citizen cards are issued by government departments. 
19. Smart cards are issued by the Registrar General of India under the scheme of the National Population Register. 

The first phase involved voting in 102 out of 534 Lok Sabha seats, across 17 states and four Union Territories. The voter turnout until 3 pm was 49.78 percent, with the highest percentage in Tripura at 68.35 percent.

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