Hyderabad, January 25: Andhra Pradesh may soon become the first state in the country to issue 100 per cent electoral photo identity cards (EPICs).
“About 98 per cent of the voters have already been provided with EPICs,” state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Bhanwar Lal said during the National Voters’ Day celebrations here today.
Noting that there are about 5.7 crore voters in the state, with the fresh registration of 15 lakh voters, he said many college students and all other eligible voters need to be enrolled as voters.
Former Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh launched the Electoral Roll Management System (ERMS) at the function today, which will be useful for enrolment and for other related purposes.
–Agencies