Published on: December 22, 2021

ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021

ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021

NEWS

The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently passed in Union Legislature

DETAILS

The main aim of the bill – Enables the linking of electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem. It is not compulsory or mandatory

GOVERNMENTS VIEW

  • Solve the problem of multiple enrolments of the same person at different places
  • Streamline alterations in EPIC during change of ordinary residence by the electors
  • The incidence of multiple entry could also be eliminated which is required in participative democracy
  • Will purify electoral rolls and will consequently reduce electoral malpractices.

OPPOSITION

  • Supreme Court has made it clear that the Aadhaar card Scheme is purely voluntary and it cannot be made mandatory
  • Violates the fundamental right to privacy as defined by the Supreme Court in the judgment
  • Disenfranchising some people and profile the citizens
  • Aadhar document that reflects residence, not citizenship. You’re potentially giving the vote to non-citizens