West Bengal Governor asks CM Mamata Banerjee to empower voters, eliminate atmosphere of fear ANI | Updated: Jan 25, 2021 15:37 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 25 (ANI): On the 11th National Voters Day, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to empower and inform voters, ensure their safety and eliminate an atmosphere of fear. Make all efforts #NationalVotersDay to make Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed
@MamataOfficial. Atmosphere of fear for voter-the supreme stakeholder, must be overcome, Dhankhar tweeted on Monday.
Further warning the state government machinery including the police, against political bias, Dhankhar in his tweet said, Absence of political neutrality @WBPolice @HomeBengal would be culpable leading to consequences.
Digital voter ID cards from today: How to download and other details here
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch the e-EPIC (Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card) today, which is the National Voter s Day. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will launch the e-EPIC programme and distribute digital voter ID cards to five new voters. This will be the first time that the government will issue voter identity cards in digital formats. Other identity proofs like the Aadhaar card, PAN card, driving licence are already available in the digital format.
During the event on Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the National Awards for the year 2020-21 and launch ECI s Web Radio: Hello Voters . The event will be held at the Ashok Hotel and the President shall grace the occasion virtually from the Rashtrapati Bhawan.Unio
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After the launch of the programme, electors will be able to download an electronic version of the voter identity card on their mobile phones or personal computers.
Who will be able to download?
According to a
News18 report, all general electors who have a valid EPIC number are eligible for e-EPIC. Between 25 and 31 January, all new electors who registered during November-December 2020 and who provided a unique mobile number while applying will be able to download the e-voter cards.
According to a
LiveMint report, new voters will be able download the e-EPIC by simply authenticating their mobile number.
Other general voters will be able to download their e-voter cards from 1 February. All those who have given their mobile numbers (the ones linked) can also download their e-EPIC, the report further added.