For those, who do not have Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has given facility to voters to produce alternative photo identity documents on polling day. This facility will be provided to only those voters who do not possess EPIC but their names have been included in electoral rolls.
Voters will have to produce one of these documents for establishing their identity — passport, driving license, personnel ID card of the Central or State Government offices, photo-bearing passbooks of banks or post offices, PAN cards, Aadhar Cards, Smart Card issued under RGI under MPR, MNREGA Job Cards, Health Insurance Smart Card issued under labour Ministry’s schemes, photo-bearing pension cards and photo-bearing voter slip issued as per commission’s directive.
Besides, NRI voters can exercise their franchise by showing just passport as identity and no other document. In the first phase, polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm in all 9 constituencies of the state including Satna, Rewa, Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Chhindwara and Hoshangabad. Polling will be held from 7 am to 4 pm in Paraswara, Baihar and lanji Assembly constituencies in Balaghat district.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa will give message in the context of lok Sabha elections through Radio Azad Hind on April 10 at 9 am and 7 pm. This message was also broadcast on April 9. All-India Radio also broadcast Chief Secretary’s talk on lok Sabha election preparations on April 9.
Election on 29 lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh would be held in three phases. Polling for the first phase would be held on April 10 on nine parliamentary constituencies while the remaining 20 constituencies of the state would go to polls in second and third phase with ten constituencies each going to polls on April 17 and 24.