Election Commission is set to launch a nationwide drive for linking Aadhaar numbers with voter identity cards. Several states including Maharashtra and Tripura have announced their intention to start
initiative from today. The voluntary move is intended to help create a "clean and transparent" photo-based electoral rolls, removing all duplications.
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, authorising the linking of Aadhaar with Voter IDs, was passed by the Lok Sabha through a voice vote in December 2021. Many including the Opposition Congress have however protested the decision, with party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala last week moving the Supreme Court to challenge the new Act. The apex court had asked the politician to approach the competent high court.
"The process will be voluntary and we appeal to all the electors to cooperate with the BLOs when they visit their houses. Under no circumstance, Aadhaar number of voters will not be published on the electoral rolls or voters' slips," Tripura's Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Gitte explained recently. The official said that booth-level officers will visit the houses of electors for the drive.
The CEO also said that voter's list would be completely error-free once the Aadhaar number gets linked with the elector's photo identity card (EPIC). Youths over the age of 17 can also apply in advance for enrolment without having to wait until they became eligible age for gaining voting rights.
Union Cabinet cleared a bill on electoral reforms, including the one to link Voter ID cards with Aadhaar on a voluntary basis to root out multiple enrolments. According to the bill, the electoral law will also be made gender-neutral for service voters. One can link their Aadhaar to Voter ID cards by visiting the booth-level
officers via National Voter Service Portal, SMS, or phone.
Link Aadhaar to a Voter ID card via the National voter service portal:
Step 1: Go to https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/
Step 2: Login through the portal using mobile number, email id, voter id number and enter the password.
Step 3: Next provide the state, district and personal details like name, date of birth and father’s name.
Step 4: Now click on the search button if the details entered correctly fit the government's database, so that the details will be displayed on the screen.
Step 5: Tap on the ‘Feed Aadhaar No’ option which is available on the left side of the screen.
Step 6: A pop-up page will be shown to fill in the name as present on the Aadhaar card, Aadhaar number,Voter ID number, registered mobile number and/or registered email address.
Step 7: After all the details are mentioned, then cross-check the data once and click on the submit button.
Step 8: Finally, a message will be shown on the screen displaying that the application is registered successfully.
Link Aadhaar to a voter ID card via SMS:
Step 1: Open your phone text message and
Step 2: Send an SMS to 166 or 51969
Step 3: The format of sending the SMS is
Link Aadhaar to a voter ID card via the phone:
Step 1: You can also call the call centre to link the Aadhaar with your voter ID.
Step 2: Dial 1950 on weekdays from 10 am to 5 pm.
Step 3: Share your voter ID card number and Aadhaar number to link it.
Link Aadhaar to a voter ID card by contacting the booth level officers:
Step 1: Share an application with the nearest booth level office.
Step 2: The booth officer will cross-check the details and visit your place for further verification.
Step 3: Once done, it will be shown in the records.
Steps to check the status of Aadhaar to link with your voter ID:
Step 1: Visit the https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/
Step 2: Enter the information present in the ‘Seeding Through NVSP Portal’.
Step 3: A notification is shown regarding the request that is registered and is being processed.
Step 4: Eventually, the official website will be shown in the official https://uidai.gov.in/ to verify whether your Aadhaar is linked with a voter ID
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