Voter ID News

The Supreme Court on July 10 refused to halt the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar – a move that has triggered fierce opposition and legal pushback with elections just months away.

Bihar Elections 2025: The Supreme Court on July 10 urged the Election Commission of India to consider accepting Aadhaar, ration card, and EPIC as valid identity proofs for voters during the special electoral roll revision in Bihar ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections. The Court sought ECI’s response but did not halt the revision process.

These individuals were granted citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, in May 2024.

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EC said that linking Aadhar with Voter ID voluntary No entry in the electoral roll shall be deleted on the ground of non-submission of Aadhaar, they clarified Electors may submit a copy of any of the seven alternatives

The Election Commission has introduced a new form --Form 6B -- using which people willing to link their Aadhaar numbers with the electoral roll can do so manually. However, the EC says that furnishing of Aadhaar number is purely voluntary.

Now voter id card will be linked with Aadhaar card. This decision has been taken by the Maharashtra Election Commission. This process will start from August 1.

On several occassions people change their address, move to other constituencies, due to which the Election Commission of India has to keep updating the voters list periodically. Hence, if you are an aware voters, you might want to check your name on the ECI website at occassional intervals.

Here is a step by step process to download your e-EPIC PDF card or online voter ID card

e-EPIC card is essentially a non-editable PDF version of the actual voter identification card. The PDF version of the Voter ID can be used for both identity and address verification. For quick access, this digital ID evidence can be saved as a PDF on a mobile phone or in a Digi locker.

A voter ID card entitles the holder to vote in elections and elected officials to govern the country, create laws, and administer the country, state, or municipal government. The Indian Constitution grants the right to vote to all Indian citizens over the age of 18, subject to certain limitations.

For your Voter ID to be up-to-date, your residential address is one of the main criteria that decides your electoral ward or division or Assembly constituency.

The Bill seeks to allow electoral registration officers to ask for Aadhaar numbers of applicants wanting to register as voters to establish their identity.

The Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha Opposition cites right to privacy

Bill passed in Lok sabha to link electoral roll data with Aadhaar. Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021. Bill piloted by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.

Rijiju said this move will stop bogus voting Opposition cited the data leak and privacy concerns

Citizens who have reached the age of 18 must register to vote. Individuals can link their Aadhaar numbers to their voter IDs using the national voter service web, SMS, phone, or by visiting booth level officers in their area.

The minister replying to further questions said that the government has not received any instructions from the Supreme Court regarding the issue of linking Aadhaar with Voter ID.