Madhyamik admit card not valid for voter list revision: ECI
The Statesman | 16 January 2026
The Election Commission of India has clarified that the Madhyamik (secondary examination) admit card will not be accepted as a valid document for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal.
In a letter addressed to West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, the commission clearly stated its position on the matter.
Earlier, the commission had specified a list of 13 documents that would be considered valid for the SIR process.
During a meeting between the CEO and district electoral officers, the possibility of accepting the Madhyamik admit card as a valid document was discussed.
Following the meeting, the CEO’s office sent a proposal to the Election Commission of India’s headquarters seeking approval to include the admit card in the list.
However, the Commission rejected the proposal, reiterating that the Madhyamik admit card would not be recognised as a valid document for SIR.
The 13 documents approved by the Election Commission for the SIR process are ~ Identity cards issued by the central or state government, pension payment orders, documents issued before 1 July, 1987, birth certificate,. passport, educational certificates, permanent residence certificate, forest rights certificate, caste certificate, name in the national register of citizens (NRC), lineage or family tree certificate and government-issued land documents.
However, the Aadhaar card has been approved as a supplementary document but the person will have to produce any one of the 11 documents mentioned by the ECI along with the Aadhaar card.
Meanwhile, due to discrepancies found in no-mapping and enumeration forms, the commission has decided to call a section of voters ~ whose names already appear in the draft electoral roll ~ for hearings.
These voters will be required to produce any one of the documents prescribed by the commission. The submitted documents will then be verified before a final decision is taken.