Duplicating unique electoral ID numbers?

• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the ruling BJP of including voters from other states in the West Bengal voters’ list.
• She cited multiple voters with the same Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers.
• The Election Commission of India (EC) responded that irrespective of the EPIC number, a person can cast a vote only at their designated polling stations in their respective States or UTs.
• The EC clarified that while EPIC numbers of some voters may be identical, other details including demographic details, constituency, and polling booth are different for voters with the same EPIC number.
• The EC stated that any case of duplicate EPIC number will be rectified by allotting a unique EPIC number.
• Trinamool Congress countered the EC clarification, claiming that a voter was linked to his photo by the EPIC number, leading to the refusal of voting due to a photo mismatch.
• The Trinamool Congress has promised to give more ‘evidence’ on the voter ID row.