u/Cheap-Detective-4262

My father recently received a call from someone claiming to be from the Election Commission. They asked for his old voter ID card from around 2002. The issue is that he has changed residence multiple times, and that old card is no longer available.

They also asked for my grandmother’s voter ID as proof to confirm his citizenship, which sounded unusual to us.

I wanted to ask:

- Is this kind of request normal from election authorities?

- Do they ever ask for such old documents or family members’ IDs over a phone call?

- What should we do in this situation?

My father has already shared his current voter ID card (issued in 2013) with them on WhatsApp, as they requested.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!