Aadhaar As The Prime Authenticator of Voter ID, Says Union Min Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday knowledgeable Rajya Sabha that Aadhaar is just one of a number of paperwork for authentication and identification for the needs of purifying the electoral rolls. He was responding to a query on the linkage of Aadhaar with electoral rolls.

In a written reply, he stated that the method of purification of the electoral roll is an ongoing course of and includes varied stakeholders together with political events, at each stage ranging from enrolment of voters, modification within the roll to impact materials modifications by advantage of the change of residence, marriage, and so forth.

The legislation minister continued, “In the method, the electoral registration officer depends upon varied paperwork and undertakes bodily verification, and in addition disposes of objections if any. The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 inter-alia envisaged that the electoral registration officer may additionally require the Aadhaar quantity for the needs of authentication of entries within the electoral roll. Therefore, Aadhaar is just one of a number of paperwork for authentication and identification for the needs of purifying the electoral rolls.”

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), with regard to persons enrolled on the Voter ID database, as per the final publication of the electoral roll as on January 1, 2023, the total number of persons enrolled were 94,50,25,694. Another information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.

The Election Commission had launched a programme to collect the Aadhaar number of existing and prospective electors on a voluntary basis in all the states and UTs.

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