, Sept. 15 -- The Election Commission is struggling in processing National Identity Card (NID) correction applications as many citizens hold multiple online birth certificates, officials said.

In this context, the EC has decided to formally inform the Birth and Death Registration authority whenever multiple online birth certificates are found against a person during the verification of National Identity Card (NID) correction applications.

The decision came at the EC's monthly coordination meeting on Monday.

In some cases, more than one online birth certificate against a person is found during the verification for NID correction, which creates confusion and makes it difficult to make a decision. So, it has been decided that the EC will ...