Not just EPIC card, you can now show these ID cards too for voting

HYDERABAD: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has provided an opportunity to vote in the upcoming assembly elections by showing alternative identification cards even if they did not have a voter ID card, said GHMC Commissioner and District Election Officer Ronald Rose.

He said that Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) cards were being distributed free of cost to new voters. "Voters must present their voter ID card or alternative photo identification cards at polling centers to verify their identity before voting," said District Election Officer Ronald Rose.

The District Election Officer, Ronald Rose, said, "It is not enough to show the voter slips distributed at the polling centre to verify their identity before voting, the voter must show their voter ID card or if they do not have one, they must show any of the following alternative photo identification cards at the polling centres to verify their identity."

The Hyderabad District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner Ronald Rose have requested that the voters carry their identity cards and exercise their right to vote during the upcoming Telangana Assembly Elections.

Alternative Identity Cards

• Aadhaar Card
• MNREGA Job Card
• Pass book with photo issued by post office or bank
• Health Insurance Smart Card issued by Ministry of Labour
• Driving license
• PAN card
• Smart card issued by RGI
• INDIAN PASSPORT
• Pension sanction document with photograph
• Central, State Government/PSUs/Public Limited Companies Employment Identity Card with photograph
• Certificate of authority issued by MLA, MP, MLC.
• Disability Identity Card