Aadhaar-voter ID linkage: Election Commission, UIDAI experts to begin technical consultations

New Delhi, 18/3: Amid concerns raised by the Opposition over the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission (EC) is getting ready to link Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) with Aadhaar numbers of those who have provided it voluntarily.

The poll body on Tuesday said it is initiating technical consultations with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) soon for the seeding exercise, after Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held a meeting with Home Secretary GovindMohan, Legislative Secretary Rajiv Mani, MeiTY Secretary S Krishnan and UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar.