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Election Commission Begins Linking Aadhaar with Voter IDs to Address Duplicate Records

The initiative, officially voluntary, includes technical consultations with UIDAI and plans to clarify Aadhaar submission requirements in voter forms.

The office of the Election Commission of India. (PTI Photo)
The linking must be done in a fair manner — it is not mandatory at present, in keeping with a 2023 judgment of the Supreme Court, and the ECI must not try to make it otherwise (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • The Election Commission of India has initiated the process of linking Aadhaar with Voter ID cards to eliminate duplicate records in electoral rolls.
  • Technical consultations between ECI and UIDAI experts will begin soon to ensure a smooth implementation of the linkage process.
  • The ECI has committed to issuing new Voter ID numbers to voters with duplicate entries within three months.
  • Proposed changes to forms 6 and 6B aim to clarify the voluntary nature of Aadhaar submission, in line with Supreme Court rulings.
  • Civil society and opposition parties have raised concerns about potential privacy violations and risks of voter disenfranchisement.