The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that the Indian passport remains a valid document for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. While a debate arose after the Ministry of External Affairs described passports primarily as travel documents rather than definitive proof of citizenship, the ECI emphasized that passports are among the 12 authorized documents for voter registration. No changes have been made to existing rules regarding its validity for identity verification during the voter list updates in states like Bihar and Assam. https://punjabi.abplive.com/news/india/election-commission-of-india-says-passport-remains-among-12-valid-documents-for-identification-in-sir-process-874331 #Creator program