Link Voter ID card to Aadhar Card to ensure accuracy on electoral rolls
Ferozepur, January 28, 2021: To ensure accuracy on electoral rolls, the eligibility for linking Voter ID card with Aadhar Card, which already had the date of birth of the holder, need to be considered, these views were expressed by SDM Zira R.S.Bhullar, during the 11th National Voters Day celebrations making the voters empowered, vigilant, safe besides continuing to create awareness of making the voter ID card and making the use of the right to franchise.
Presently, linking certain 6 documents – Bank account details, PAN Card, Voter ID card, LPG Connection Card, Ration Card and Mobile Number - with your Aadhar card has now been made compulsory by the government. These measures are being put into place to ensure that benefits from all government schemes reach the people. The process is relatively simple and can be done both, online or offline.
SDM said, with these arrangements, when a minor holding the Aadhar Card becomes eligible for voting at the age of 18, his data should automatically go to the Voter ID card with a message, making the Aadhar Card holder entitled for voting at the time of next elections of MC, MLA and MPs.
He said, it is just an idea, the experts and the concerned authorities can examine its technical feasibility to give it a practical shape by preparing a pitch for the mandatory, legally backed, linking of voter IDs with the 12-digit Aadhar number, seeing its pros and cons by ensuring privacy protection.
Tehsildars Elections, Inderjit and Chand Parkash when contacted informed that there was a proposal to link Voter ID card with Aadhar Card but this could not be matured due to one or the other reasons as per the directions of Supreme Court but in the meantime, the Election Commission of India has formally launched parallel the e-EPIC – Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card) programme on National Voters Day. But linking with Aadhar Card will comprehensively address to establish greater credibility for electoral rolls updating with an automatic message to all concerned.