EC relaxes guidelines for electoral I-card in Haryana

The Commission’s decision comes in the wake of clarification sought by the Haryana CEO whether "any other similar documents establishing the identity of the elector to the satisfaction of the presiding officers" could be used for polling purposes.

This is for the first time that the Commission has made it mandatory for Haryana voters to produce their identity cards or some other documentary evidence for casting their ballot.

Almost 90 per cent of the 1.11 crore electorate in Haryana have been provided with cards. Others would be required to bring some documentary evidence to prove their identity to the satisfaction of the presiding officers.

Earlier, the Commission had issued a list of documents including ration cards, driving licenses, passports, identity cards issued by the central or state governments, public sector undertakings, local bodies or other private industrial houses, property or tax documents, passbooks issued by banks and post offices, kisan pass books, electricity bills and chula tax bills for production by voters at the polling stations.