ECI begins distributing Voter Information Slips for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Phase I polls
The Election Commission of India began distributing Voter Information Slips on 15 April 2026 for the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Phase I) Assembly elections due on 23 April, with Braille-enabled slips for voters with visual impairment.
Summary
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on 15 April 2026 that distribution of Voter Information Slips (VIS) had begun for the general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Phase I), which go to the polls on 23 April 2026. Booth Level Officers deliver the slips door to door, and distribution must be completed at least 5 days before polling day. Each slip carries the voter's details, polling station location, date and time of poll, a polling station map snapshot, dos and don'ts, and a QR code for faster matching of elector details; part and serial numbers have been made clearly legible. Slips are printed only in the languages in which the electoral roll is published, and Accessible Voter Information Slips (AVIS) with Braille are issued to voters with visual impairment in addition to the regular slip.
Key facts
- Elections
- Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Phase I) Assembly polls, 23 April 2026
- Distributed by
- BLOs, door to door
- Deadline
- At least 5 days before poll day
- Contents
- Voter details, polling station, date/time, map, dos & don'ts, QR code
- Language
- Only languages of the electoral roll
- Accessibility
- Braille-enabled AVIS for visually impaired voters
Practice MCQs 2 questions
As per ECI instructions, distribution of Voter Information Slips must be completed at least how many days before polling day?
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Correct answer: C — 5 days
ECI says the process is to be completed at least 5 days before the day of poll.
Consider the following statements about Voter Information Slips (VIS) for the 2026 Assembly elections: 1. Voters with visual impairment receive Braille-enabled Accessible Voter Information Slips in addition to the regular VIS. 2. VIS may be printed in any language a voter requests. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: ECI has instructed that VIS be only in the languages in which the electoral roll is published for that constituency.