India, April 16 -- Election Commission of India (ECI) has commenced the distribution of Voter Information Slips (VIS) for the general elections to the legislative assemblies of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Phase-I) which go to polls on 23rd April, 2026 (Thursday). VIS contains voter's details, Polling Station location, date and time of poll and a snapshot of the polling station map along with a list of Do's and Don'ts to guide the voters on poll day. A QR code also helps the voters in faster searching/matching of elector details. VIS also helps in reducing crowding at polling stations and helps in faster polling. It may be recalled that the Commission had, in one of its initiatives, issued instructions to make VIS more readable and accessi...