Linking Aadhaar with voter ID may be mandatory: Here's what you must know

Election Commission has halted seeding of voter cards with Aadhaar numbers for the time being

Have you linked your voter ID with Aadhaar yet? Soon, linking of voter ID with Aadhaar maybe made mandatory. According to a report published in Economic Times, the Election Commission, in a shift in its stand, is preparing to pitch for the mandatory, legally backed, linking of voter IDs with Aadhaar number.

"The commission will propose amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1951, that will require citizens to link their Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) with the 12-digit Aadhaar, while ensuring privacy protection," the report said.

In October, EC informed the Madras High Court it had no object