The poll authority asserted that while the elector photo identity card (EPIC) numbers of some of the voters “may be identical”, the other details, including demographic details, assembly constituency and polling booth, are different.Terming it an “Epic Scam”, O’Brien alleged that the poll panel issued the statement after the TMC announced that it was going to hold a press conference on the issue.”Limited appreciation to the EC. I say limited because EC is admitting the error but not accepting the error,” he said.”In the next 24 hours, we humbly ask the EC to also accept the error. If not, we will share a document at 9 am on Tuesday,” he said.The TMC leaders also demanded an in-depth probe into this.The EC on Sunday said identical EPIC numbers or series were allotted to some electors from different states and Union territories due to a “decentralised and manual mechanism” being followed prior to shifting of the electoral roll database of all states to the ERONET (Electoral Roll Management) platform.
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