Parliament of India passed Electoral Reform Bill in which it took strong steps to end the menace of bogus voter ID cards. For this the parliament has passed a bill where an individual will have to link their Aadhaar with Voter ID Card for a smooth voting experience.
Aadhaar is a unique ID issues to an individual and is valid for lifetime. As Aadhaar requires biometric & retinal scan, it is impossible for an individual to have multiple Aadhaar numbers. Therefore, linking Aadhar with Voter ID will play a big role in resolving the bogus voter problem.
Aadhaar can be linked with Voter ID Card either through the National Voter Service Portal (NVSP) website, a phone call, SMS Service or by booth level officers. Let us have a look at all the possible processes one by one -
This process will be implemented very soon -
- Visit the website - https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/
- Login with your mobile & password, if you do not have an account please create an account with your mobile number & OTP
- Click on Search in Electoral Roll & fill in either your EPIC Voter ID number or other details to locate your name in the electoral roll
- After you log in, on the left side click on Feed Aadhaar Number or Enter Aadhaar Number
- Enter your Aadhaar Number, EPIC Voter ID Number & registered mobile number and click on “Submit”
- After you click on Submit, if all the details are correct - a notification will come that your application to link Voter ID & Aadhaar has been filed successfully.
It is fairly easy to link Aadhaar to Voter ID via SMS as well. To link Aadhaar with Voter ID through SMS, keep your Aadhaar Number & EPIC Voter ID Number handy.
- Send an SMS to 166 or 51969 as per the format - ECILINK <EPIC Number> <Aadhaar Number>. For example - ECILINK ZAB9876543 341454322345
Government of India is leaving no stone unturned to ensure seamless linking of Aadhaar to Voter ID. Aadhaar can also be linked to EPIC Voter ID with a simple phone call to 1950.
1950 helpline number is functional on weekdays from 9 AM to 5 PM and keep your Aadhaar & Voter ID Card handy before the call.
- Submit the application of linking to booth level officer
- Officer will then conduct an inspection to verify the details
- After the confirmation by BLO, the information will be sent for updation.
For more details please confirm with local voting center.
- Open nsvp.in
- Click on “Track Application Status”
- Enter the 12 digit Application reference ID and click on “track status”
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