Wednesday, July 4, 2012

EVMs to be used for Dasuya Assembly election

 by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, JULY 4
        The Election Commission of India has directed that EVMs would be used for Dasuya Assembly Constituencies by-poll in Punjab.
A spokesman of CEO Punjab said that all elect orals shall have to produce their EPIC for establishing their identity before casting their votes. Electors who do not have EPIC shall have to produce the ‘Authenticated Photo Voter Slip’ issued by the election machinery for identification in the polling stations.
        He said that those electors whose photographs is either not available in the Authenticated photo voter slip or the photo in the EPIC/Authenticated Photo Voter Slip does not match; they shall have to produce any of the following photo documents for establishing their identity.
        He said that these alternative documents includes Passport, Driving License, Income Tax Identity (PAN) Card, Service Identity Cards having photograph, issued to its employees by State/Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, Local Bodies     or Public Limited Companies, passbook with Photograph issued by Public Sector Banks/Post Office and Kisan Passbook (Accounts opened on or before 31-05-2012),SC/ST/OBC certificate issued by competent authority with photograph  issued on or 31-05-2012, Pension Documents such as ex-servicemen’s Pension Book/Pension Payment Order, ex-servicemen’s Widow/Dependent Certificates, Old Age Pension  Order,  Widow   Pension  Order with  photograph (issued on or before  31-05-2012), Freedom Fighter Identity Card with photograph.Arms Licenses with
photograph, issued on or before 31-05-2012,Certificate of Physical Handicap with photograph issued by the Competent  Authority on or before 31-05-2012,Health Insurance Scheme Smart Card with photograph (Ministry of Labour’s  Scheme), issued up to  31-05-2012, Property Document with Photograph such as pattas, Registered Deeds, etc.Job Cards with photograph under the National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme issued on or before 31-05-2012,Authenticated ‘Photo Voter Slip’ issued by Election Machinery.
He  said that 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.

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