Downloadable PDF version of voter ID card set to be launched today

New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will launch the electronic version of the voter identity card which can be downloaded on a mobile phone or a personal computer on January 25. The e-elector photo identity card is non-editable digital version of the elector photo identity card and it can be saved in facilities such as digital locker and can be printed in the PDF format, Election Commission officials said.

"Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will launch the e-EPIC programme and distribute e-EPICs and Elector Photo Identity Cards to five new voters," a Commission statement said on Sunday.

The minister is set to launch the e-version during the Election Commission’s 2021 National Voters’ Day event - celebrated on the day the Election Commission came into being on January 25, 1950, a day before India became a republic.


Newly registered electors - between November and December 2020 - can download their IDs between January 25 and January 31, from an SMS the organisation will send out.

Older electors will be able to access the digital editions from February 1, 2021, provided their mobile numbers are unique and are registered with the Election Commission.

The physical card takes time to print and reach the voter, and the idea is to provide faster delivery and easy accessibility to the document, the statement said.

Photo identity cards for voters were first introduced in 1993, and are being made available in the digital format for the first time.

The Aadhaar card, Permanent Account Number (PAN) card and driving licence are available in digital mode.