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The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), on 28 February, shared a list of people with duplicate EPIC numbers in voter rolls of West Bengal, and other states such as Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh.
For context, an EPIC or Electors' Photo Identification Card carries the EPIC number — a 10-digit unique identification number assigned by the Election Commission of India to each registered voter.
This number is essential for casting vote and serves as proof of a person's registration as a voter.
It is, hence, unlikely for two people to have the same EPIC number.
The poll body, however, issued a clarification saying "duplication in EPIC numbers does not imply duplicate/fake voters."
It said, "Irrespective of the EPIC number, any elector can cast a vote only at their designated polling station in their respective constituency in the state where they are enrolled in the electoral roll."