{"id":65526,"date":"2026-05-24T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=65526"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:04:07","slug":"vote-can-be-cast-by-showing-15-alternative-documents-in-absence-of-voter-photo-identity-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/vote-can-be-cast-by-showing-15-alternative-documents-in-absence-of-voter-photo-identity-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote can be cast by showing 15 alternative documents in absence of Voter Photo Identity Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Voters appealed to exercise their franchise without any fear, pressure or inducement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Jalandhar News (May 24):<\/span> Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Varjeet Walia informed that polling for the Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats elections will be held on May 26, 2026 from 8 am to 5 pm, while counting of votes will take place on May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He said that apart from the Voter Photo Identity Card, the State Election Commission, Punjab has recognized 15 other alternative documents as proof of identity for voting.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that voters who do not possess a Voter Photo Identity Card but whose names are included in the ward-wise voter list can cast their votes by showing any of the alternative documents. These documents include Aadhaar Card, Indian Passport, Driving Licence, PAN Card with photograph, MGNREGA Job Card, Ration Card\/Blue Card, Arms Licence with photograph, Pension documents with photograph, Freedom Fighter Identity Card with photograph, passbook with photograph issued by any bank\/post office, Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the Labour Ministry scheme, official identity cards issued to MPs and MLAs, UDID Card issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, service identity cards with photograph issued by Central\/State Government\/PSUs\/Public Limited Companies to employees, and photo identity cards issued by recognized educational institutions to students.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Walia said that conducting free, fair and transparent elections is the top priority of the administration and adequate arrangements have been ensured as per the directions of the State Election Commission for smooth and hassle-free conduct of the entire electoral process. He appealed to voters to come forward in large numbers and exercise their right to vote without any fear, pressure or inducement.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy that polling for a total of 99 wards of five Municipal Councils \u2014 Adampur, Kartarpur, Nakodar, Nurmahal and Phillaur \u2014 and Nagar Panchayats Mehatpur and Lohian Khas will be held on May 26 from 8 am to 5 pm, while counting of votes will be conducted on May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters appealed to exercise their franchise without any fear, pressure or inducement Jalandhar News (May 24): Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Varjeet Walia informed that polling for the Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats elections will be held on May 26, 2026 from 8 am to 5 pm, while counting of votes will take place on May [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-political-news","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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