The way to link Aadhaar and Voter ID (EPIC) has been cleared. In an important meeting held on Tuesday,the Election Commission of the country was permitted to link these two.
In this regard,a statement has been issued by the Election Commission stating that EPIC will be linked to Aadhaar as per Article 326 of the Constitution and Sections 23(4),23(5) and 23(6) of the Representation of the People Act.
Earlier,the government had decided to link PAN cards with Aadhaar. According to the Election Commission,this step will make the election process even stronger and transparent.
Important meeting held in Election House
The statement said that the Election Commission will take steps to link EPIC with Aadhaar by Section 326 of the Representation of the People Act,1950,and relevant decisions of the Supreme Court.
EC Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi,led by CEC Gyanesh Kumar,held a meeting with Union Home Secretary-Secretary,Legislative Department,Secretary MeitY and CEO UIDAI and technical experts of ECI at Election House today. Now technical consultation will be started soon between technical experts of UIDAI and ECI.
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Right to vote only to Indian citizens
According to Article 326 of the Constitution of India,the right to vote can be given only to a citizen of India,an Aadhaar card only establishes the identity of a person. Therefore,it was decided that EPIC will be linked with Aadhaar as per the provisions of Article 326 of the Constitution,Sections 23(4),23(5),and 23(6) of the Representation of the People Act,1950 and the decision of the Supreme Court in WP (Civil) No. 177/2023. This move will make the election process even more secure and reliable.
Election Commission’s claim
The Election Commission had recently decided that it would issue new EPIC numbers to voter IDs with duplicate numbers within the next three months. The Election Commission had said that having a duplicate number does not mean a fake voter.
The main objective behind linking Aadhaar with EPIC is to remove the error in the voter list and clean it up. The Election Commission believes that this move will help in identifying fake voters. This will help clean up the voter list and make the election process even more accurate.
Fake voting will be curbed
Another reason for linking Aadhaar to voter ID is that it can curb fake voting. After the implementation of this system,the possibility of a person casting a vote at multiple places will be eliminated and the election process will become more transparent. This step will reduce fraud in the election process and increase people’s confidence.
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