The state election commission of Sikkim today made it mandatory for eligible voters to furnish Electronic Photo Identity Card (EPIC) or any other identity proof from a list of documents for voting in panchayat polls on November there next, an official said.
Those voters having been issued EPIC must carry the same at polling stations, the state Election Commission Secretary T N Bhutia said in a notification.
However, those eligible voters not having EPIC can vote on production of passport, driving license, pan card, service identity card of central, state and public sector employees, bank passbook and Aadhar card among 14 documents, he said.
Sikkim has two-tier panchayati raj system under which there are 1040 wards and 111 zilla panchayat seats.
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