Voters can use 12 alternative photo IDs apart from EPIC to cast their vote

October 10, 2025 1:17 PM

Voters can use 12 alternative photo IDs apart from EPIC to cast their vote

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that electors on the voter list can now use any one of twelve alternative photo identity documents in addition to the Electors’ Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to exercise their right to vote. This move aims to facilitate voter identification and prevent impersonation at polling stations. EPICs, issued under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, have already reached nearly 100 percent of ...

Supreme Court allows Aadhaar as identity document for Bihar voter list revision

September 8, 2025 5:29 PM

Supreme Court allows Aadhaar as identity document for Bihar voter list revision

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar as the 12th identity document for inclusion in the revised voters’ list in Bihar. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing petitions, including one by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which argued that Aadhaar was not being accepted by ECI officials as a stand-alone document for voter registration. Petitioners said that officials were insisting on one of...

Shashi Tharoor welcomes Trump’s recognition of India’s voter ID system 

March 28, 2025 11:17 AM

Shashi Tharoor welcomes Trump’s recognition of India’s voter ID system 

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s recent recognition of India’s voter ID system. Trump referenced India’s system in his latest executive order, which aims to reform the US federal election process. The order mandates proof of citizenship for federal elections and imposes new restrictions on mail-in voting, drawing comparisons with election systems in India and other nations. Reacting to Trump's remarks, Tharoor emphasized that India has maintai...