Electoral Integrity
In the recent Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, Many Allegations are being raised on the electoral list and removal of voters. Also in the Maharashtra Elections as well, ECI has faced many allegations saying it’s no longer an independent entity. Parties have raised a question within the span of 6 months from Parliament Elections how can 60 lakh voters get added. In this context let us analyse the Possibility of linking aadhar with voter id and its potential for a fair electoral list . Voter Id is granted to every citizen who is greater than 18 years old which gives them the right to vote. Whereas Aadhar is issued to any one who is a resident of India. It can be issued once a child is born in the name of Blue Aadhar and late after the age of 5, It is updated to regular Aadhar. Issues in the Electoral List and Voting: 1. Duplicate voters: Many of the voters have voter id at more than one place. For example, People in Hyderabad with Andhra Origin vote in both Telangana Electi...