Question Q.16Give reasons in support of your answerGS2GS2

Recent controversies over alleged malpractices in the electoral rolls have renewed demands for the mandatory linkage of Aadhaar with Voter ID. What is your opinion? Give reasons in support of your answer.

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Electoral rolls are created based on data from Delimitation Commission by EC according to RPA, 1950. Controversies over malpractices of electoral rolls: (1) Replication of records - same person have name in electoral rolls of two states (2) Names of dead in electoral rolls (3) Migration of people into different constituencies - data for new voter ID & electoral roll registrars by West Bengal migrants in Goa Mandatory linkage of Aadhaar with Voter-ID needs: (1) To avoid duplication of IDC for same person (2) To have single record as one Aadhaar card number so voter-ID is single

3To have digital centralized data so Aadhaar has digital data so voter ID can be central data too (4) To avoid double voting in different constituencies (5) To know the exact state, constituency, age of person based on Aadhaar data - so right vote (6) To avoid migrants from taking new identities so Aadhaar gives real domicile (7) Double check of documents will lead to better electoral roll verification Mandatory linkage: Not correct (1) Aadhaar is not citizenship document whereas voter ID is only for citizens (2) Aadhaar given to people who stay in India more than 180 days, so not collect to link (3) Loopholes of Aadhaar card can be used to exploit voting by multiple fake Aadhaar creation

4Aadhaar changes with change in residence but voting & electoral roll based on domicile (5) Issue for NPRs as they donot have Aadhaar then no voting rights (6) Issue for people without Aadhaar card & elderly, and etc. (7) Digital divide so not possible to ionize e-Aadhaar with e-voting ID. Way Forward: (1) Facial recognition technology used for voting at poll stations - reduced duplication (2) Biplocker need to be used to show e-voter ID rather than fake one (3) Digitize electoral rolls - to check for any duplication and sum ADT algorithm to check for fees Elections are basis and bulwarks of democracy & such malpractices needs to be tackled by adequate political ethical training

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Elections are basis and bulwarks of democracy & such malpractices needs to be tackled by adequate political ethical training

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KRUPA A JAIN

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Electoral Processes

Electoral Rolls and Voter Registration

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linkage

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