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With a view to prevent impersonation of electors, provision may be made by rules made under this Act, for the production before the Presiding Officer of a polling station by every such elector, of his identity card before the delivery of a ballot paper or ballot papers to him, if under the rules Symbols for elections under the Act. Reservation to Backward Classes. Voter Identity Cards. 196 [Act No.5 of 2018] made in that behalf under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 made under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, electors of the Legislative Assembly Constituency or Constituencies in which the Gram Panchayat, Mandal Praja Parishad Territorial Constituency or Zilla Praja Parishad Territorial Constituency, as the case may be, is situated, have been supplied with identity cards with or without their respective photographs attached thereto.