Shillong: In total, 524 cases of dual registration of electors’ photo identity cards (EPICs) have been detected in Meghalaya.
Informing this today, chief electoral officer (CEO) of Meghalaya, Dr BDR Tiwari said, “In respect to duplicate EPICs are concerned, there are 524 cases have been detected/identified in Meghalaya. All 524 have been issued with the new EPIC number.”
He said this is the matter where the same EPIC number but it has been found in the different states with the same EPIC but with two persons’ names so that has been rectified.
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Dr Tiwari added that on the initiative of ECI, that exercise has been conducted and they have identified all duplicate EPICs and such persons have been issued with new EPIC numbers.
As far as EPIC-Aadhaar linking is concerned, the CEO said that it is optional till date.
“Since Aadhaar is linked with so many facilities, we are also requesting the voters to link voter’s ID card with Aadhaar and they can avail the service through the EROs,” he added.
(Newmai News Network)