Linking voter ID to Aadhaar not compulsory, Kiren Rijiju tells Lok Sabha

Linking is voluntary, requires voter's consent

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that those who haven't linked their voter IDs with Aadhaar will not be knocked off the electoral lists.

The Minister said this while answering questions from three Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He said the process of linking the Aadhar with the Voter ID is voluntary and the voter has to consent to do the same.  

He said the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, allows Electoral Registration Officers to require the voter to provide their Aadhaar number for identification. However, this is voluntary, he said.

Rijiju added thar the