New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) As voting for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections is underway on Thursday, the Patna District Administration issued a clarification amid social media claims that some voters were being denied entry to polling booths for not carrying their voter slips.

In an official statement on X, the District Administration Patna said, “The issue has been resolved. Voting is underway. The voter slip is not mandatory. Voters can use any one of the 12 alternative photo identity documents apart from the EPIC (Voter ID) to cast their vote.”

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), acceptable documents include Aadhaar card, MGNREGA job card, passport, PAN card, driving license, smart card issued by RGI under NPR, pension document with photo, and health insuran

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