Trinamool in damage control mode over ECI’s statement on duplication of EPIC numbers

Trinamool in damage control mode over ECI’s statement on duplication of EPIC numbers

Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress is in a damage control mode following a statement from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday where the commission has indirectly refuted the allegations brought forward by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee last week of electors of two different states having identical EPIC numbers. While … Read more

Duplication in EPIC number does not imply duplicate, fake voters: ECI

Duplication in EPIC number does not imply duplicate, fake voters: ECI

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that duplication in EPIC number “does not imply duplicate/fake voters” while acknowledging some cases of duplicate EPIC numbers caused by the use of identical alphanumeric series by two different States/UTs. The ECI said that duplicate EPIC numbers resulted from an outdated manual … Read more