Big Update on Voter ID-Aadhaar! Government has extended the deadline for linking, how long will this facility last
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Till now the last date to link Voter ID and Aadhaar was April 1, 2023.
Card holders have been given additional time of 1 full year to settle this work.
The work of linking Aadhaar and Voter ID is completely voluntary.
New Delhi. The central government has extended the deadline to link Voter ID and Aadhaar card. This will provide great convenience to the card holders. In the notification issued by the government, it has been said that now this facility will remain till next year and if any card holder fails to link Voter ID and Aadhaar, no action will be taken against him. This work is completely voluntary, which will also be beneficial in many ways.
The government has issued a notification saying that till now the last date for linking Voter ID and Aadhaar was April 1, 2023, which has now been extended to March 31, 2024. That is, the card holders have been given an additional time of 1 full year to complete this work. The government has also said that the work of linking Aadhaar and Voter ID is completely voluntary and has not been made mandatory. If any person fails to complete this work, then no action will be taken against him. However, the Election Commission has also told many advantages of linking both the cards. The Commission says that this can prevent the identification of the correct voter and two registrations with the same name in the same Lok Sabha constituency.
The government has given information about this by issuing a notification.
Work will be done by call and SMS
Linking of Voter ID and Aadhaar card can be done through both online and offline mode. If you want, you can complete the linking work by sending a message from mobile or even by calling. To link through SMS, SMS your Aadhaar and Voter ID numbers to 166 or 51969. For this, a message has to be sent in the format of ECILINK
Govt. Extends Last Date To Link Voter ID W/Aadhaar Card To Mar 31, 2024 From Apr 1, 2023 (linking is not mandatory)
As per govt notification: No application for inclusion of name in electoral roll shall be denied & no entries will be deleted if one fails to furnish Aadhaar no. pic.twitter.com/5kl73037Rq
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FIRST PUBLISHED : March 22, 2023
