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      Aadhaar Details to Be Collected for Electoral Registration in Chandigarh : Election Commission

      Chief Electoral Officer of Chandigarh chair a meeting concerning Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency on Friday regarding the latest amendments in election rules which are to be implement from 1st August, 2022.

      District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AERO) were present in the meeting.

      An official release said that as part of amendments for use of Aadhaar for electoral registration purpose, Aadhaar will be collect from the register electors of Chandigarh.

      The release said Election Commission has convey the amendments made by the Ministry of Law and Justice in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 vide the Election Laws (Amendment) Act 2021.

      Release Said :

      “The amendments will cover the following aspects. Use of Aadhaar for electoral registration purpose. On the direction of Election Commission, Aadhaar will be collected from the registered electors of Chandigarh,”.

      It said there will be multiple qualifying dates from 1st August 2022 and elaborate that there will be four qualifying dates, 1st January, 1st April, 1st July, and 1st October for enrolment in electoral rolls.

      Update forms mention in the latest instructions will be use in the upcoming Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls.

      The AEROs were also briefed about the amendments in the forms.

      AEROs were direct to provide training regarding the amendments in election rules, IT applications (Garuda App, NVSP, Voter Portal and ERO Net) to the BLOs working under their jurisdiction.

      The Chief Electoral Officer also review the progress of the disposal of forms.

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      In Early 2022, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) publish a detail report on the functioning of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in which it has point out a list of flaws that exist in the Aadhaar infrastructure.

      The 108-page report that was prepare for submission to the President includes a number of flaws that impact the Aadhaar infrastructure.

      It include the assessment of the unique ID system implement by the UIDAI that took place between 2014–15 and 2018–19.

      Security issues, privacy concerns, and infrastructural flaws with Aadhaar have report many times in the past.

      UIDAI has not yet brought any major updates to its system.

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