New Dehli: The Centre has extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar Card with Voter ID till March 31, 2024.
According to the official release, people can now complete the process in another year though linking both of them is not mandatory. The earlier deadline was April 1, 2023.
In June 2022, the Ministry of Law and Justice had notified rules for allowing existing voters to use their Aadhaar number to authenticate the entry in the electoral roll. The gazette notification further stated that applications for including names in the electoral roll shall not be denied and entries will not be deleted from the electoral roll if a voter fails to show an Aadhaar number.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) had also clarified that the main purpose of motivating people to link their Aadhaar numbers with their Voter IDs was to establish the identity of electors and authenticate entries in the electoral rolls. This would help the ECI to identify if the same person has registered in more than one constituency or more than once in the same constituency.
How to link Aadhaar Card with Voter ID
- Download and install Voter Helpline App from Google Play Store/App Store.
- Open the app, click on ‘I Agree’ option and then on ‘Next.’
- Click on ‘Voter Registration’ and then on ‘Electoral Authentication Form.’
- Press ‘Let’s Start’ and then enter your mobile number and click ‘Send OTP.’
- After verifying the OTP, select the option, ‘Yes I have Voter Id’ and then click on ‘Next.’
- Now, enter your Voter ID or EPIC number, select the state, click on ‘Fetch details’ and then ‘Proceed.’
- Verify your details shown on the screen and then click ‘Next’.
- Now, enter your Aadhaar number, Mobile Number, Place of Application and then click ‘Done.’
- Form 6B preview page will be displayed on your screen. Check your details and then click ‘Confirm’ for final submission of Form 6B.
