“Aadhaar number essential for enrolling name in electoral roll”

Electoral roll purification and authentication drive begins

New voters should give their Aadhaar registration number when they enrol their names in the electoral roll. Those who have already enrolled their names in the voter list too should submit Aadhaar number to update the roll, according to Collector T.N. Hariharan.

Addressing a special meeting held for creation of error-free electoral roll, he said those who wished to take photograph for Aadhaar card should submit details of their EPIC for verification.

The main aim of the electoral eoll purification and authentication drive that commenced on Tuesday was to prepare an error-free electoral roll. Linking and authentication of EPIC data of electors with Aadhaar data and improving image quality of elector would take place during this drive. Stating that enrolment in more than one place on the basis of false declaration was a punishable offence, he said voters who had multiple registrations could come forward and disclose it voluntarily to remove their name from the voter list.

Aadhaar number would help election officials prevent inclusion of voters’ names in two or more places. Booth-level officers would also collect all details of the electors during the door-to-door survey. They would also collect these details through special camps and voter facilitation centres, he noted.

All eligible voters should produce Aadhaar number, mobile phone number and their e-mail address to booth-level officers during their visit for verification, he added.

Those who were waiting for Aadhaar card number could submit their passport number, driving licence number, PAN card number.

A special camp would be conducted in all polling stations on April 12. All voters who enrolled their names in the electoral roll should give Aadhaar card details, mobile phone number and e-mail address.