Linking Voter ID with Aadhaar: A Transparency Concern

• AAP and BJP accused each other of manipulating Delhi electoral rolls.

• AAP accused BJP of removing voters’ names from the list in its strongholds.

• BJP claimed the AAP government is aiding Rohingya immigrants to secure their votes.

• Congress accused the Election Commission of arbitrarily deleting or adding voters’ names in electoral rolls before the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

• S.Y. Quraishi and R.S. Sharma discussed linking voter IDs to Aadhaar for transparency.

• Aadhaar assigns a unique identity number and provides online real-time authentication.

• Linking Aadhaar with voter IDs ensures one person can have only one voter ID.

• Aadhaar is not a proof of citizenship, so every person with an Aadhaar number is not necessarily a voter.

• Aadhaar does not contain any secret or sensitive information except biometrics.

• There is no connection between privacy and linking of Aadhaar with voter IDs.

• Regular checking of the electoral rolls is recommended.

• Senior advocate for linking Aadhaar with voter IDs advocates for public participation in the ECI’s decision-making process.