Kerala - Kochi
Identity proof for casting vote

Staff Reporter

Control room set up at Kakkanad

KOCHI: Voters who have not received the voter's identity cards can use any of the following identity cards for casting their vote:

Passport, driving licence, Income Tax Department's PAN card and passbook of savings bank at post offices or any of the nationalised banks, State Bank of India or any banks subsidiary to the SBI. Passbooks from other banks, including the gramin banks, are not acceptable as identity proof.

Photo identity cards have been distributed to a total of 99.42 per cent of voters in the district, according to the District Collector, A P M Mohammed Hanish.

A control room that has been opened at the Collectorate at Kakkanad will receive all complaints and information related to law and order issues, machine snags and polling percentage, during the voting on Saturday.

Complaints regarding any violation of the model code of conduct could be informed to the Control Room. Phone: 0484-2421453.

The Public Relations Department has set up a Media Centre at the Collectorate for handling all news related to the polling. Phone: 0484-2427152 / 2426381.
(The Hindu, April 28, 2006)