US EditionIssue of duplication of EPIC numbers resolved, says EC
- The Election Commission resolved the long-pending issue of duplicated voter ID numbers by issuing fresh EPIC cards on May 13, 2025, in New Delhi.
- The problem arose from decentralized use of similar alphanumeric series for EPIC numbers across states since 2005, which persisted through constituency delimitation in 2008.
- Chief Electoral Officers and Electoral Registration Officers conducted a thorough review of the voter records covering more than 990 million electors across 10.5 lakh polling stations to detect duplicate EPIC numbers and issue new identity cards accordingly.
- The Election Commission stated that similar EPIC numbers were found in a small number of polling stations, but all affected individuals were legitimate voters registered in separate constituencies, and this duplication did not influence the election outcomes.
- While the EC asserted the matter is resolved, opposition parties like Trinamool Congress rejected this, alleging a cover-up and disputing the possibility of duplicate EPIC numbers across constituencies.
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In its effort to sanitise the electoral rolls and keep them updated, the Election Commission of India has resolved a nearly 20-year-old legacy issue of similar Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers issued to genuine electors in different states, an official source said on Tuesday. 📰 EPIC Number Duplication Controversy: Election Commission of India Resolves Issue of Similar Voter Card Numbers in Different States.
EC Resolves EPIC Number Duplication Issue After Nationwide Audit of 99 Crore Voters – SGTTimes.com – SGT Latest News, India News, Breaking News, Today's News
New Delhi, May 13, 2025: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Tuesday that it has successfully addressed the long-standing issue of duplicate Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers in its voter database. Following a comprehensive nationwide audit, new EPIC cards have been issued to affected voters to ensure that each elector has a unique identification number. The EPIC number is a 10-digit alphanumeric code assigned to each re…
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BENGALURU EXPRESS - Truth Triumphs20-year-old legacy issue of similar EPIC numbers resolved
STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: In its effort to sanitize the electoral rolls and keep them updated, ECI has resolved a nearly 20-year-old legacy issue of similar EPIC numbers which got erroneously issued to genuine electors just because similar series were used by different EROs in such cases since 2005. To resolve this long pending problem, the entire electoral database of over 99-crore electors was searched by CEOs of all the 36 States/UTs and EROs o…
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ECI resolves Identical Voter Id Number Issue: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken a big step on the issue of identical numbers in voter ID cards and has announced a solution to this problem. According to the Central Election Commission, the problem of identical EPIC numbers that has been going on for 20 years has been resolved. The issue of identical numbers in voter ID cards was also a big political issue. Recently, West Bengal Chi…
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