Those who do not possess EPIC can still vote provided their identity is otherwise established by production of one of the 20 alternative documents prescribed by the SEC.

The alternative list of documents that can be produced are: Passport, driving licence, service identity card issued to employees by State/Union Government, public sector undertakings, local bodies or other public limited companies with photograph, Permanent Account Number (PAN) card, passbook issued by public sector banks, post office and Kisan Passbooks with photograph (accounts opened up to October 28, 2009), property document such as pattas, registered deeds, with photograph, SC/ ST/OBC certificate issued by competent authority with photograph (issued up to October 28, 2009).

Pension documents such as ex-servicemen’s pension book/pension payment order, ex-serviceman’s widow/ dependent certificate, old age pension order, widow pension order with photograph (issued up to October 28, 2009).

Freedom fighter identity card with photograph, arms licence (issued up to October 28, 2009), Certificate of Physical Handicap with photograph issued by competent authority (issued up to October 28, 2009), ATM cards with photographs issued by the Banks, health insurance scheme smart card with photograph (Ministry of Labour scheme (issued up to October 28, 2009).

Job cards issued under NREGA with photographs (Ministry of Labour’s Scheme issued issued up to October 28, 2009), pattadar passbooks containing photographs issued up to October 28, 2009.

The SEC also clarified that while the aforesaid documents were needed for exercising franchise, their possession did not automatically confer a right on the person to vote in the local body polls in his/her name was not enrolled in the current voter list of the local body concerned.