Poll Body Calls Meet To Discuss Linking Aadhaar And Voter Cards

The high-level meeting comes after Kumar directed chief electoral officers from all states and Union territories on March 4-5 that “all attempts should be made to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar,”, as reported by HT first on March 12.

The timing is significant as opposition parties have intensified allegations of voter fraud and manipulation involving duplicate voter IDs, accusing the Election Commission of aligning with the central government’s interests.

Four senior officials told HT that the Election Commission had previously planned to make the Aadhaar-voter ID connection effectively mandatory, although in a subsequent 2023 submission to the Supreme Court, the panel said such linking was not mandatory.