Question Q.16GS2GS2
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.
Main Body
Linking of aadhaar & voter id floated in 2016 but was not adopted due to lack of consensus among parties. Recent allegedPresence of same electoral malpractice with number for 2+ people. Alleged presence of multiple votes, id cant pages. False voting & electoral deviations. [Linkage of Aadhaar & voter id] Benefits: 1) Synchronise & streamline data by icao analysis & verification. 2) Ease of management of electoral roll for ECI.
3Removal of fraudulent votes & inclusion of genuine votes. 4) Promote free & fair elections. Prevent allegation from political parties. 5) Benefits voters as they need not carry multiple id in future. 6) Promote citizenship agitate voters in syncretic with welfare rights Badhai. [Issues] 1) Conflict of Interest: elect votes id is under ECI (independent body). while Aadhaar under governments. Jute fee (caulng party influence). 2) Misuse of personal information of aadhaar id & phone No. (absent in voter present aadhaar spam messages for party promotions).
3Aadhaar is present with non citizen. [Supreme court; not state citizenship card] 4) Purpose of aadhaar & voter id are different: Wellbeing & electoral democracy. May promote feeble politics. 5) Increase in judicial cases as aadhaar data remain unfiltered. 6) Encroachment upon [Right to Privacy of people: by accessing aadhaar data. 7) Lack of data protection security in india; by can create political instability. [Way forward] → Deliberation among parties. parliamentary opinion. Expert committee recommendations. Data security & infrastructure. For free & fair election, a deliberate & discussed decision must be adopted.
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Conclusion
For free and fair election, a deliberate and discussed decision must be adopted.
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Topper
RITIK SINGHVI
AIR 2032025PUPSC
Subject & Paper
GS2GS2
Topic
Salient Features of the Representation of People's Act
Elections
Elections
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265
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analytical
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