Aadhaar card to be used for electoral registration in Chandigarh; election rule amendments issued
2 years, 8 months ago

Aadhaar card to be used for electoral registration in Chandigarh; election rule amendments issued

India TV News  

Highlights Election Commission has conveyed the amendments made by the Ministry of Law and Justice Updated forms will be used in the upcoming Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls The AEROs were also briefed about the amendments in the forms Aadhaar card will now be used for electoral registration in Chandigarh, an official release stated. The Chief Electoral Officer of Chandigarh on Friday chaired a meeting concerning Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency, regarding the latest amendments in election rules which are to be implemented from August 1, 2022. The official release said Election Commission has conveyed the amendments made by the Ministry of Law and Justice in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 vide the Election Laws Act 2021. Updated forms mentioned in the latest instructions will be used in the upcoming Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls.

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Voter ID-Aadhar link: Key changes and Election Commission update
1 week, 2 days ago

Voter ID-Aadhar link: Key changes and Election Commission update

India Today  

The linking of Aadhaar numbers with voter ID cards will be done to reduce fraudulent activities associated with voting and to improve transparency in the election system, according to the ECI. IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS Participation is optional: Voters have the option to link their Aadhaar with their Voter ID, but choosing not to will not restrict participation in the electoral process. …

DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected
1 week, 6 days ago

DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Election Commission of India to discuss the possibility of linking elector photo identity card to Aadhaar number of all the voters with the Union government is to be welcomed as it forms part of the poll body’s efforts to make the election process foolproof. The need to come up with a better system to maintain the …

Ludhiana: Electoral registration officers appointed
4 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Electoral registration officers appointed

Hindustan Times  

The district administration has appointed electoral registration officers and assistant electoral registration officers in all the 95 wards falling under the jurisdiction of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as well as the Municipal Councils of Machhiwara, Malaud, Mullanpura Dakha, Sahnewal, Khanna and Samrala. Ludhiana: Electoral registration officers appointed Additional deputy commissioner Harjinder Singh Bedi said these officials have been appointed with …

Linking of Aadhaar card with Voter ID yet to begin, says govt
1 year, 3 months ago

Linking of Aadhaar card with Voter ID yet to begin, says govt

Live Mint  

The Indian government is yet to begin linking Aadhaar cards with voter identity cards. Further, the time period to submit Form 6B has been extended for a period of one year,” said Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. “The Election Commission of India is responsible under article 324 of the Constitution for superintendence, direction and control of preparation of electoral roll, …

Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Electoral Rolls, Will Make Changes In Forms To Enrol New Voters: ECI Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Aadhaar Number Not Mandatory For Electoral Rolls, Will Make Changes In Forms To Enrol New Voters: ECI Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Election Commission of India has given an undertaking to the Supreme Court that it will issue "appropriate clarificatory changes" in Forms 6 and 6B which required details of Aadhaar number for the purpose of electoral roll authentication for new voters.The senior counsel appearing for the Election Commission also told a bench comprising Chief Justice of India. The Election Commission …

Aadhaar a prime authenticator of Voter ID: Govt
2 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar a prime authenticator of Voter ID: Govt

Live Mint  

Aadhar is one of several documents for authentication and identification for the purposes of purifying the electoral rolls, Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, the law minister said, “the process of purification of electoral roll is an ongoing process and involves various …

Union Minister Rijiju Responds to Question on Linkage of Aadhaar With Electoral Rolls in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Minister Rijiju Responds to Question on Linkage of Aadhaar With Electoral Rolls in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha that Aadhaar is only one of several documents for authentication and identification for the purposes of purifying the electoral rolls. The law minister continued, “In the process, the electoral registration officer relies upon various documents and undertakes physical verification, and also disposes of objections if any. The Election Laws Act, 2021 …

Jharkhand: Around 68% of 2.45 crore voters gets their cards linked with Aadhar
2 years, 2 months ago

Jharkhand: Around 68% of 2.45 crore voters gets their cards linked with Aadhar

Hindustan Times  

RANCHi: Around 68% of the 2.45 crore registered voters in Jharkhand have got their cards seeded with Aadhar, even as the state has recorded a 2.7 per cent hike in the electorate size in the past one year, officials said on Thursday. Around 68% of the 2.45 crore registered voters in Jharkhand have got their cards seeded with Aadhar, officials …

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Voluntary; Voters' Names Won't Be Removed For Not Linking Voter ID With Aadhaar : Union Law Minister

Live Law  

On Friday, while responding to a very pointed question raised by three Members of Parliament, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that names of the voters whose voter IDs are not linked with Aadhaar will not be struck off from the voter list. Amidst allegations that the election authorities are mandating linking of Aadhaar with Voter IDs, in October, 2022, …

Supreme Court Of India Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID Card Linkage
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Of India Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Aadhaar-Voter ID Card Linkage

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the power of the Election Commission of India to use the Aadhaar database in the process of deletion and updation of entries in the electoral roll. 28 of the Representation of People's Act, 1950 and the Registration of Electors Rules, 2022 and two notifications regarding Aadhaar-Voter Card …

EC to start drive to link Voter ID with Aadhaar card from today. 5 points
2 years, 7 months ago

EC to start drive to link Voter ID with Aadhaar card from today. 5 points

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India will start a drive from today to to link Voter ID cards with Aadhaar cards in several states. According to the EC the linking of voter ID cards with Aadhaar cards is being done with a viewto establishing the identity of electors and authentication of entries in the electoral roll. Linking of link Voter ID …

New guidelines from August 1 on revision of electoral rolls: CEO
2 years, 8 months ago

New guidelines from August 1 on revision of electoral rolls: CEO

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh’s chief electoral officer Mukesh Meena has announced that new guidelines will come into force for revision of electoral rolls from Aug. 1. For the benefit of the already registered voters, the ECI had introduced Form-6B to enable them submit their Aadhaar number, The new form would be available on web portals like ECI and others by July …

New norms to revise electoral rolls in J&K, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh
2 years, 9 months ago

New norms to revise electoral rolls in J&K, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India this week kicked off a drive to update the electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, where elections are expected later this year, for the first time allowing those turning 18 as of October 1 instead of January 1 to enroll, and for the collection of Aadhaar numbers of applicants. On Wednesday, …

Centre Makes Rules To Allow Aadhaar-Electoral Roll Linking
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre Makes Rules To Allow Aadhaar-Electoral Roll Linking

Live Law  

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has notified rules for allowing existing voters to use their Aadhaar number to authenticate the entry in the electoral roll.The Registration of Electors Rules, 2022, made by the Central Government in exercise of powers under Section 28 of the Representation of the People Act, after consulting the Election Commission of India, has a. …

'Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued soon, says Chief Election Commissioner
2 years, 10 months ago

'Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued soon, says Chief Election Commissioner

Firstpost  

Sushil Chandra, however, added that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those not doing so will have to give ‘sufficient reasons’ New Delhi: Rules on linking Aadhaar with the electoral rolls can be issued by the government soon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those …

Linking Aadhaar to electoral rolls is a great reform move
3 years, 2 months ago

Linking Aadhaar to electoral rolls is a great reform move

Live Mint  

Indian Parliament recently passed an amendment to our electoral laws allowing the digital linking of the Aadhaar number of a citizen to the country’s electoral rolls on a voluntary basis. It would also become difficult for Indians to vote electronically, in case the law someday allows this, if the country’s electoral rolls are not properly maintained. This database should be …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Aadhaar’s use and misuse: Govt spreads its tentacles
3 years, 3 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Aadhaar’s use and misuse: Govt spreads its tentacles

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi displays a neophyte’s zeal for the use of Aadhaar, an idea that he had strongly opposed when he was the chief minister of Gujarat. The Supreme Court’s judgment that there can be legitimate reasons for State intrusion into the privacy of the citizen had been used by Mr Rijiju to defend the use of Aadhaar’s new …

Thinking before linking: On linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar
3 years, 3 months ago

Thinking before linking: On linking electoral rolls with Aadhaar

The Hindu  

An unwillingness to allow meaningful debate and invite wider consultation can undo even the progressive aspects of problematic legislation. On the face of it, the Bill’s objective — to purify the rolls and weed out bogus voters — may appear laudable, and the seeding of Aadhaar data with voter identity particulars may seem to be a good way of achieving …

Electoral reforms bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID passed by Lok Sabha
3 years, 3 months ago

Electoral reforms bill that links Aadhaar to voter ID passed by Lok Sabha

Live Mint  

In the wake of emerging strong protests by opposition parties against the Election Laws Bill, the central government on Tuesday reiterated that these reforms are needed and also gave a detailed overview of how the proposed changes will benefit the electoral system. Here are 10 things to know about the Bill: 1) The Election Laws Bill, 2021 seeks to allow …

Electoral Reforms Bill: How Linking Aadhaar Number with Voter ID Card Will Solve Major Problems
3 years, 3 months ago

Electoral Reforms Bill: How Linking Aadhaar Number with Voter ID Card Will Solve Major Problems

News 18  

Linking Aadhaar with the voter ID card will solve major problems related to managing database of the voters, said sources in the government after the Election Laws Bill, 2021 was passed in the Lok Sabha amid din on Monday. “It is difficult to maintain electoral database due to frequent shifting of residences by the voters and getting enrolled in a …

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Link Voter ID With Aadhaar
3 years, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Link Voter ID With Aadhaar

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws Bill 2021 to link voter identity cards with Aadhaar.The Bill was passed in a voice vote.The Election Laws Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters "for the purpose of establishing the identity".It The Lok Sabha on Monday passed …

'Giving vote to non-citizens': Shashi Tharoor on Election Laws (amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha
3 years, 3 months ago

'Giving vote to non-citizens': Shashi Tharoor on Election Laws (amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Monday introduced the Election Laws Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to link Aadhaar to electoral rolls to weed out duplication. It was introduced by Union minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha of Parliament and proposes to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951. During …

Aadhaar-Linked Voter IDs Among New Electoral Reforms As Union Cabinet Clears Bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar-Linked Voter IDs Among New Electoral Reforms As Union Cabinet Clears Bill

News 18  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill on electoral reforms, allowing linking of Aadhaar to voter ID cards – one of the key proposals pushed by the Election Commission of India. The had earlier written to the government pushing for several electoral reforms, including making paid news an offence and increasing the punishment for filing a false affidavit to …

Examining Proposal To Link Aadhaar With Election Cards: Ministry Of Law And Justice [Read Statement]
5 years ago

Examining Proposal To Link Aadhaar With Election Cards: Ministry Of Law And Justice [Read Statement]

Live Law  

The Central government on Wednesday said that it has received a proposal from the Election Commission of India to link Aadhar cards with Voter ID Cards. This will help the government to track and remove duplicate entries from the electoral rolls and ensure free and fair elections. "In order to ensure preparation of error free electoral roll and to prevent …

Aadhaar linking with Voter ID: Govt to soon give legal power to Election Commission
5 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar linking with Voter ID: Govt to soon give legal power to Election Commission

India TV News  

The Election Commission might soon be eligible to link Aadhaar with the Voter Ids as the Central government is looking to amend the Aadhaar act to legally allow the election body to link both the ids. Before the election commission get any powers to do so, the government has to make an amendment in the Representation of the People Act, …

Bill likely in Budget session to allow EC link Aadhaar with voters' list to check multiple entries
5 years, 2 months ago

Bill likely in Budget session to allow EC link Aadhaar with voters' list to check multiple entries

India TV News  

Bill likely in Budget session to allow EC link Aadhaar with voters' list to check multiple entries Accepting the proposal to give it legal backing to collect Aadhaar data, the Law Ministry is learnt to have asked the poll panel to ensure that the data is protected at multiple levels. The government is likely to bring a bill in the …

Government preparing law to link Aadhaar to Voter ID
5 years, 2 months ago

Government preparing law to link Aadhaar to Voter ID

India TV News  

Union Law Ministry has been working on a Cabinet note to prepare a new law after considering the Election Commission's proposal to give it statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar numbers of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in the electoral rolls. "The Ministry is busy in preparing a Cabinet note considering Election Commission's proposal to tweak …

Passport-like Aadhaar centres: Book online appointment for address, mobile number updation
5 years, 6 months ago

Passport-like Aadhaar centres: Book online appointment for address, mobile number updation

Live Mint  

To facilitate easy application and updation of Aadhaar cards, the Unique Identification Authority of India has started Aadhaar Seva Kendra in seven cities of India. Being run in the style of Passport Seva Kendras where an applicant can book an online appointment to avail various services, the Aadhaar Seva Kendras are now functional in Delhi, Chennai, Bhopal, Agra, Hisar, Vijayawada …

Election Commission wants legal backing to seek Aadhaar numbers to clean up voters list
5 years, 7 months ago

Election Commission wants legal backing to seek Aadhaar numbers to clean up voters list

India TV News  

Election Commission wants legal backing to seek Aadhaar numbers to clean up voters list In a letter to the Law Ministry, the commission has proposed that provisions of the Representation of the People Act be amended to allow the EC to seek Aadhaar numbers of those applying to be voters and those who are already part of voters list. The …

Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill
5 years, 8 months ago

Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Further strengthening Aadhar in India, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved official amendments to the Aadhaar and Other Laws Bill 2019, while providing a fillip to India's sugarcane farming sector. The Bill replaces the provision to state that an individual may voluntarily use his Aadhaar number to establish his identity, by authentication or offline verification. The Bill also states …

PIL Seeking Linking Of Voter ID With Aadhaar: Delhi HC Asks EC To Decide In 8 Weeks [Read Petition]
5 years, 8 months ago

PIL Seeking Linking Of Voter ID With Aadhaar: Delhi HC Asks EC To Decide In 8 Weeks [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a PIL before the Delhi High Court seeking linking of Aadhaar with the Voter-ID card in order to curb duplicate voting and ensure the security of voting process. The petitioner prays for directions to be issued to Election Commission for taking requisite steps to ensure Aadhaar based voting system.The Bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel …

Election Commission likely to resume voluntary linkage of Aadhaar with voter IDs
6 years, 6 months ago

Election Commission likely to resume voluntary linkage of Aadhaar with voter IDs

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission might resume the process of linking Aadhaar number to the election photo identification card on a voluntary basis, an official aware of the developments said on Wednesday. The Election Commission is currently studying the Supreme Court’s order on Wednesday that ruled Aadhaar is mandatory for filing of income tax returns and allotment of Permanent Account Number. “The …

Plea In SC For Linking Election Identity Cards, Movable And Immovable Property Documents With Aadhaar [Read Petition]
7 years, 1 month ago

Plea In SC For Linking Election Identity Cards, Movable And Immovable Property Documents With Aadhaar [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to implement ‘Aadhaar Based Election Voting System’, in order to curtail bogus votes and ensure maximum participation. In the alternative, the Petition, filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has demanded that election identity cards be linked with Aadhaar in …

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking Aadhaar-Voter ID link
7 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking Aadhaar-Voter ID link

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a writ petition seeking a direction to the Election Commission to link the voter identity card with Aadhaar to remove bogus voters from the electoral list. Chandrachud told senior counsel V. Krishnamurthy appearing for the petitioner, dissident AIADMK member of Parliament Sasikala Pushpalatha, that he …

Two-thirds of UP population now has Aadhaar card
9 years, 1 month ago

Two-thirds of UP population now has Aadhaar card

India TV News  

Lucknow: The Unique Identification Authority of India has generated more than 14 crore Aadhaar numbers in Uttar Pradesh, covering two-thirds of its projected population in 2015, an official said on Wednesday. Coverage of Aadhaar generation among residents above 18 years of age has reached 91.89 percent in the state, the official told IANS. "The Aadhaar generation in the month of …

49% of voters issued Aadhar numbers in Jammu and Kashmir-IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

49% of voters issued Aadhar numbers in Jammu and Kashmir-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Jammu: 49 percent of voters in the state have been issued Aadhar numbers till date, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral on Tuesday said. As per available information from the census department, 49 percent of voters in the state have been issued 'Aadhaar numbers' as on date, Chief Electoral Officer, J&K Election Department, Shantmanu said. Shantmanu had yesterday reviewed implementation of …

Aadhaar not approved by Parliament, says BJP
11 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar not approved by Parliament, says BJP

The Hindu  

The BJP on Tuesday said the Aadhaar card of the Unique Identification Authority of India does not have Parliament's approval and rejected by one of the key committees of the House. “The Authority of India Bill, 2010, which gives sanction to this particular card was rejected by the standing committee on Finance,” said BJP vice-president Smriti Irani. The inclusion of …

Aadhar not to be used in Assembly elections
12 years ago

Aadhar not to be used in Assembly elections

The Hindu  

The Aadhar numbers are supposed to be unique. But though the process of Aadhar enrolment, as per the Delhi Government, is due to be completed by March end, this unique identification number would not be used in the upcoming Assembly elections to do away with corruption and the problem of bogus votes. Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Kumar Dev said while …

Residents can get Aadhaar card from head post office
13 years, 3 months ago

Residents can get Aadhaar card from head post office

The Hindu  

All residents of Tiruchi city will get ‘Aadhaar card' issued by the Unique Identity Authority of India, at the head post office here. Jayashree Muralidharan, District Collector, inaugurated the special technical counter at the head post office where the biometric data of residents will be recorded. The Collector said though different ID cards are being issued by various institutions such …

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