Linking Aadhaar with voter ID may be mandatory: Here's what you must know
Have you linked your voter ID
with Aadhaar yet? Soon, linking of voter ID with Aadhaar
maybe made mandatory. According to a report published in Economic Times,
the Election Commission, in a shift in its stand, is preparing to pitch for the
mandatory, legally backed, linking of voter
IDs with Aadhaar number.
"The commission will propose
amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1951, that will require
citizens to link their Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) with the 12-digit
Aadhaar, while ensuring privacy protection," the report said.
In October, EC informed the
Madras High Court it had no object linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls and
voter ID card as sought in a public interest litigation to check bogus and
invalid entries.
The commission, however, said a
decision has to be taken keeping in view the recent Supreme Court order on the
Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme. Read
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