New Voter Id Cards to resemble various Smart Cards

Election Commission of India has re-invented the electors photo-identity card (EPIC) or Voter Id Cards. The latest design of voter id cards shall resemble various smart cards or  Credit Cards.

The various specifications of the new cards are

  • Size: 5.4 cm x 8.6 cm
  • Thickness 0.6 mm
  • Barcode on Each Card
  • Printed on PVC Sheet
  • Laminated to prevent Scratch
  • It will have Color Photograph of Card-Holder.

 

These New cards will be durable, scratch proof and shall also help to prevent tampering and impersonation.  While existing EPIC holders can get the new card by paying a fee that is yet to be decided, all cards issued after electoral rolls are revised will be in the new format,

States like Assam has fully implemented new EPIC Cards, Andhra PRadesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh are in the process of implementing it.

Voters can apply for New Cards online and EC plans to dispatch the cards within One Month of the Application.