West Bengal Election 2021 Voting: Don't have a Voter ID card? You can still vote if you have these documents

Elections to 35 seats in the eighth and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 will be held today (Thursday, 29 April). The state, where polling is being held in eight phases, has already undergone seven phases of polling on 27 March, 1 April, 6 April, 10 April, 17 April, 22 April, and 2.6 April. Earlier this month, polling for Kerala, Tamil Nadu and  Puducherry Assembly elections were held in a single phase on 6 April along with the third and final phase of Assam Assembly Election 2021. Assam had voted for seats under phase 1 and phase 2 on 27 March and 1 April. Votes will be counted on 2 May. Every voter is required to carry a voter slip (it can be downloaded online from nvsp.in) along with their voter identification card (also known as Electors Photo Identity Card or EPIC or Voter’s ID) that is issued by the Election Commission of India (EC). But what if you don’t have your Voter’s ID card? Are there any documents that can act as a substitute? Here’s a list of documents that voters can use instead of a Voter ID card as a photo identity proof to cast vote: 1. Passport 2. Driving licence 3. Service identity card of the state government or the central government 4. PAN card 5. Aadhar card 6. Passbook issued by bank or post office 7. MGNREGA job card 8. Health insurance card issued by the Ministry of Labour 9. Pension document with a photograph 10. Authenticated photo voter slip issued by the Election Commission 11. Public limited companies 12. Passbooks issued by banks or post office 13. Pension document with photograph and official identity cards issued to MPs, MLAs and MLCs.