Indian Passports Remain Valid Supporting Documents for Voter Registration

Indian passports are still among the 12 valid supporting documents for voter registration under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, Election Commission of India (ECI) officials said on Thursday.This comes after a controversy over a recent clarification by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The MEA had clarified that an Indian passport is not conclusive proof of citizenship but a travel document under the Passports Act, 1967.