'Not Received Any Notice From EC': Tejashwi Yadav Amid Bihar Voter Id Row
ERO on Sunday asked Tejashwi to submit the details of his EPIC card after he claimed in a press conference that his EPIC number had been changed.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said on Thursday said that he had not received any notice from the Election Commission. His remark came two days after the Patna Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) on Wednesday requested that the RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav submit the details of the EPIC card he mentioned in the press conference on August 2.
'I have not received any notice from the Election Commission, but from the Patna Registration Department, and I will give a good answer to it. If two EPIC numbers were issued, who is at fault? And they ask for an explanation from me," said Yadav.
Earlier, in a letter, the Patna Electoral Registration Officer stated that the required documents and a copy of the EPIC card had still not been provided for verification, despite previous requests.
'The details of the EPIC card mentioned by you in the press conference on 02.08.2025 were requested for thorough investigation, but till now, the desired documents and a copy of the EPIC card have not been provided from your level. Therefore, it is requested again that details be made available to the undersigned by the afternoon of 08.08.2025 so that it can be thoroughly investigated," the letter said.
On Sunday, Tejashwi was asked by ERO to submit the details of his EPIC card after he claimed in a press conference that his EPIC number had been changed.
The poll panel dismissed his allegations, stating that a review of the records confirmed his name is listed at serial number 416 of polling station number 204, located in the Library Building of Bihar Animal Science University.
The official EPIC (voter ID) number recorded is RAB0456228. However, during his press conference, Tejashwi cited a different EPIC number.
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