Linking Aadhaar numbers with electoral rolls is not mandatory

New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that linking Aadhaar numbers with electoral rolls is not mandatory under the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules 2022.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra was recently apprised by the poll



body that over 66 crores Aadhaar numbers have already been uploaded in the process of finalising electoral rolls.

Further, the Election Commission submitted before the top court that it is looking into issuing “clarificatory changes in the forms” as submission of the Aadhar number is not mandatory under Rule 26-B of the 2022 Rules.