13 alternate identity must for electors in LC poll: EC

Hyderabad, Mar 12 (UNI) Election Commission today notified 13 alternate mode, along with elector identity card for voting in the forthcoming Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Elections from the Graduates and Teachers' Constituencies slated on March 17.

The Commission said voters for the Graduates and Teachers Contituencies for the Council poll should carry one of the 13 instruments in case they did not possess the voters identity cards issued by the Commission during the Assembly polls in 2004.

The 13 instruments are: Ration cards with photographs issued on or before December 31, 2006, service identity cards with photographs issued to employees by State/Central Government/Public Sector Undertaking or Public Limited Companies, driving licences issued on or before December 31, 2006 with photographs.

Passbooks with photograph issued by Public Sector Banks/Post Office (accounts opened on or before December 31, 2006), Income tax Identity Card (Pan Card), Passports, ATM cards with photographs issued by Banks on or before December 31,2006, Arms licences with Photographs issued on or before December 31,2006.

Pension documents with photographs such as Pension Payment Order, Ex-Servicemen and Widow persons dependents of ex-servicemen pension document with photographs, Certificate of physically handicapped persons with photographs issued by the competent authority.

Freedom fighters identity card with photograph, pattadar pass books containing photographs issued on or before December 31,2006, and Property documents such as Pattas, Registered Deeds among others, with photographs issued on or before December 31,2006.

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