32 crore Aadhaar numbers linked to voter ID cards: CE
Team Udayavani, Mar 10, 2018, 5:29 PM IST
Bengaluru: As many as 32 crore Aadhaar numbers have been linked to voter ID cards, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said today.
“So far, as many as 32 crore Aadhaar numbers have been linked to voters’ ID cards. Another 54.5 crore will be done as soon as we get a nod from the Supreme Court,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the 14th National Conference of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an NGO, here.
Asked how long it would take to link another 54.5 crore Aadhaar numbers, Rawat said “we did 32 crore in just three months”
Karnataka-based Mathew Thomas had moved the apex court in November challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act claiming that it infringes upon the Right to Privacy and the biometric mechanism was not working properly.
Replying to a query on allegations of EVM tampering, Rawat said the commission will seriously consider credible complaints and resolve it.
Several opposition parties have questioned the reliability of EVMs used in recent assembly elections as they alleged that the machines were tampered with.
On the use of totaliser machines for counting votes, Rawat said, “We can’t, because unless the rules are amended it cannot be done. The Supreme Court is already hearing the case.”
On March 6, the apex court had sought EC’s response on a plea seeking counting of votes using totaliser machines instead of booth-wise counting.
A totaliser is a device which allows votes cast in about 14 polling booths to be counted together.
Replying to complaints related to Karnataka elections, Rawat said the EC’s top most priority is to deliver free, fair and credible elections.
To another query, Rawat said people can bring errors in the electoral roll to the notice of the commission for correction or review.
“Continuous updation is on. If there are any mistakes, people can bring it to the notice of the commission, they will be corrected or reviewed,” he said.
The electoral roll was published on February 20, he said.
Denying reports quoting him as saying that the dates for Karnataka assembly elections will be announced around April 15, Rawat said it would done at an appropriate time.
“The announcement (of dates of Karnataka polls) will be made in front of the media at an appropriate time. So, wait for that,” he said.
“If whatever is being talked in an interview is interpreted in a different way, one can’t really help,” he added.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Udupi: Car collides with bike; Rider injured
24/7 CT Scan Facility Inaugurated at Dr. TMA Pai Rotary Hospital, Karkala
Bengaluru Police Eye Care Project inaugurated
Finance Minister reviews progress of planetarium in Mysuru
Mangaluru: Unauthorized bus stops at signals fuel traffic woes and safety concerns
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Udupi: Car collides with bike; Rider injured
UP women’s body proposes men shouldn’t tailor women’s clothes or cut their hair
NSE, BSE to be closed on Nov 20 for Maharashtra assembly polls
After Yogi’s ‘batenge, katenge’ slogan, PM pitches for unity with ‘Ek hai, toh safe hai’ message
24/7 CT Scan Facility Inaugurated at Dr. TMA Pai Rotary Hospital, Karkala
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.