Can Aadhaar be used as Electronic Voter Card?

Can Aadhaar be used as Electronic Voter Card?

Why not? I think  with the issue of Aadhaar Cards to every Indian, the Voter ID Cards have become redundant and can be easily dispensed with immediate effect. Now when Aadhaar is issued to the newborn child and it is reviewed at the age of 5 years, 15 years and thereafter every five years to upload the New Face to get recognised.

State Governments may update their electoral records every year and those who cross the age of 18 years may find their names in the electoral rolls.  Let the electoral rolls generate the Election or Voter ID without issuance of any EPIC or Photo Voter ID. The generated Voter ID be linked to Aadhaar in the similar way as bank accounts or LPG subsidies are linked to Aadhaar ID. This facilitation will not only save thousands of crores of rupees spent on issuing the EPIC Cards to the voters but also make it possible to do away with surrender of Voter ID at the previous place of the voter. Let Aadhaar holders be empowered to link or delink their Aadhaar ID's from the state's voter lists. For example a person living in Amritsar and having issued the digital voter ID number for Amritsar district may link his or her Aadhaar ID with the voter ID during the period of stay in Amritsar. Once the voter moves from Amritsar constituency to say Varanasi constituency then the voter himself or herself should be empowered to delink his or her Aadhaar ID from digital voter ID in Amritsar Voter List. Based upon such recorded movements of the voter through his or her Aadhaar Unique ID the state or central governments can keep a check on the facilities being drawn by the voters.

Creation of Fresh Digital Voter ID's:

Let it be left to the Aadhaar Card holders to create their own voter IDs through online networks by providing a Sign Up facility with their own Aadhaar ID's supported by OTP. Through such moves India can shift from Electronic Voting to Online Voting to be controlled by Election Commission of India.

How to get Proof of ID Address and DOB Rectified?

How to Synchronize Proof of ID, Address and Proof of DOB: 

Have you checked your Aadhaar UID for possible mistakes?

If you have not checked your Aadhaar UID then you are committing a blunder as certain deficiencies in Aadhaar ID may not allow you to get the real benefits of having Aadhaar UID. Check you Aadhaar Card immediately:

• Name : Ensure that the name in the Aadhaar Card is exactly same as in your Birth Registration Certificate or SSLC (Matriculation) Certificate. Your name in other ID Proofs like PAN Card, Voter Card, Driving License and Passport etc.
• Date of Birth : Most of the Aadhaar Card mention only the year of birth like 1986, 1993, 1999 or Date of Birth is mentioned as 01/01/1986, 01/01/1999 etc which is incorrect. Such Aadhaar Cards can neither be accepted by PAN CARD issuing authorities nor be used to e-verify the online IT returns. In case your Aadhaar Card shows date of birth as "Year of Birth" like 1986, 1993, 1999 or Date of Birth is mentioned as 1st of January of "Year of Birth" like 01/01/1986, 01/01/1990, 01/01/1999 then you need to visit Samadhan Kender for immediate correction and updation of your DOB in the Aadhaar Card. Correct DOB in Aadhaar will solve your many problems in one go.
• Mobile Updation in Aadhaar : Most of Aadhaar Cards are not linked to the mobile numbers of the Aadhaar Card holders. Aadhaar UID is useless without Mobile Number as without linking your mobile number the individuals can not:

1. Avail the Free Digi Locker facility to store important documents.
2. Update or Change address, mobile number, name, email ID in Aadhaar UID.
3. Get Duplicate e-Aadhaar from Samadhan Kender.
4. Generate Life Certificate for Pensioners.

• Email Updation in Aadhaar : It will be prudent of the part of Aadhaar holders to get their valid and active email ID updated in their Aadhaar Card as GOI plans to issue dematerialized and digitized documents like Matriculation Certificates and Degrees which will land in Digi Locker account linked to Aadhaar ID with active mobile number.
• Address on Aadhaar Cards : In India housing is a big problem and only 10% of the populations have their house of their own and more than 80% of the population are living in rented houses. Due to one reason or the other populations keep on moving and to avail the bank loan facilities the bank managers insist of updation of current address in their Aadhaar UID. Government has not issued any guidelines to UIDAI for inclusion of a) Permanent Residential Address and b) Current Residential Address. In our opinion the Aadhaar Card should have Permanent Residential Address.

In case you have any problem with your Aadhaar UID, please do not hesitate to talk to our Panel of Experts who will guide you in professional manner so that you do not face any difficulty while getting the a) Passport Issued b) Visa Issues c) PAN issued or availing any other Central or State Government facility.

Similarly Please check your Voter Card, PAN Card, Birth Certificate, Passport, Driving License, Universal Account Number etc for possible mistakes and mismatch with your Date of Birth, Name, Mobile Number, Email ID, Name of Father or Mother, Qualifications, Current and Permanent Address lest you feel helpless at the eleventh hour.

It will be better if you fill in the following format and check that all ID Proofs match with one 
another:

ID CARD or Document	Name as on  ID Proof or  Document  with Mobile Number if Linked	Date of Birth	Address with PIN Code	Father Name	Mother Name	Spouse Name
Birth Certificate
SSC/Matric Certificate
Aadhaar ID
PAN Card
Voter Card
Pass Port
Driving License
Universal Account Number
Marriage Certificate

Do this one time exercise and ensure that there is no mismatch of the data available in your important documents and ID Proofs lest it may tease you at the eleventh hour when you try to get overseas VISA under work permit, student, tourist and Permanent Resident (PR) Visa.

Are You Holding more than one PAN Card?

While the Government of India has taken foolproof steps to check issuance of more than one Aadhaar Card or Passport to its residents, there are instances of issuance of more than one PAN Card or Voter Cards.

What is the Penalty for Addition PAN, VOTER ID, Aadhaar or Passport:

Under the provisions of IT Act, No person who has been allotted PAN Card can apply for another PAN Card. Penalty of Rs.10000 is imposed under section 272B of the Income Tax Act if any individual fails to meet this condition. If more than one PAN Card are embossed with the photograph of any individual then it is clear case of holding more than one PAN Card and the individual has to decide as to which PAN Card - he or she wants to retain so that the rest of the PAN Cards can be surrendered for cancellation and inactivation. Visit Samadhan Kender to know the existence of more than one PAN Card in your name and surrender the additional PAN Cards lest you find yourself trapped in deep trouble and invite not only penalty but your online income tax profile may also become a mess. There can be multiple reasons that duplicate and additional PAN cards are issued by NDSL, UTI and Income Tax Department but the onus lies on the individuals to check their existing PAN cards before applying for the new PAN card. One of the reasons for issuance of additional PAN cards to females is that females get PAN card issued before their marriage and after marriage with the change in Surname or Name they again apply for fresh PAN card instead of modifying the original PAN Cards.

Similarly under Section 31 of Peoples Representation Act, any person keeping more than one Voter ID Cards from more than one places would have to suffer Jail Term of One Year and fine or both if caught.  To avoid penalty you can visit any Common Service Center in India providing online registration, deletion, rectification of Voter ID services. Samadhan Kender is one such unique service provider in Rajpura District Patiala.

UIDAI has implemented stringent measures to check issuance of more than one or duplicate aadhaars which were detected by the UIDAI. One of the key reasons for duplicate aadhaars slipping through was the collection of biometrics. According to the accuracy study conducted after 84 million aadhaar enrollments, around 0.23% (negligible) of the residents' fingerprints and IRISes did not register well making the record vulnerable to error. Due to failure of finger prints in case of less than 0.01% enrollments, Samadhan Kender will not be responsible for non-generation of Aadhaars even after enrollments. A very low %age of fresh enrollments get rejected as the residents were already enrolled and they forgot to collect and generate their Aadhaar issued at the time of their first enrollment.

Surrender your duplicates immediately to avoid penalty under the respective Acts.

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Voter ID Printing Services Restored at Samadhan Kender

Have you applied for Voter Card on reaching the age of 18? If not, this is the right time to get your Vote Enrolled for 2017 Punjab elections. Visit Samadhan Kender for fresh enrollments, rectification, deletion of your names and addresses.

In case you have lost your Voter Photo ID or your Voter Photo ID is misplaced, damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, then no need to panic as Samadhan Kender facilitates you to get fresh and brand new Voter Photo ID for which you need to visit Samadhan Kender along with your Aadhaar UID and Polling Booth Number. However in case you do not know the Polling Booth Number then you can tell us the polling booth number for your parents and others who already own Voter Photo ID. Even in case you are not able to locate your polling booth then Samadhan Kender will do the search work for you and you can get your brand new Voter Photo ID from Samadhan Kender. 

UIDAI Technical Team is working round the clock to restore the Aadhaar Enrollment services at Samadhan Kender and we hope to restart the enrollment work either from Sunday the 29th  of May,2016 or at the most by Monday the 30th of May 2016. Thanks for your patience and bearing with us.

Services since restored on 31st May, 2016.

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IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION FOR VOTERS OF RAJPURA ASSEMBELY

Samadhan Kender, Rajpura has been authorized by Election Commission Punjab through CSC Dashboard provided under CSC SPV scheme of GOI to enroll fresh voters, rectify and update existing electoral rolls, deletion of names from voter list, linking voter IDs with Aadhaar and above all to reprint the lost or damaged Voter ID Cards.

Samadhan Kender, Near Bikaner Mishtan Bhandar, NH64 Patiala Road, Rajpura 140401 Punjab remains open from 10 AM to 8 PM on all week days including Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays except National Holidays. In case of any problem you can contact your BLO (Booth Level Officer) for Rajpura assembly constituency.

Alternatively you can search your booth, electoral rolls, BLO from here.


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Seven simple steps to get online EPIC in Punjab

How to Apply Online for Voter ID Card in Punjab?

The Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab has launched the website at www.ceopunjab.nic.in The citizens have been provided the facility of SMS service in which they ask about their name in voter list with full information. You just need to send SMS to +919211728082 by typing CEOPJB<then single space>Voter ID Card Number. After sending it you’ll be get a revert reply on which all things will mention.

Here we are going to let you know the step by step procedure to make your online voter id card and how you gonna add your name in enrollment in Punjab state. Just see below and follow as the mention steps:

Step 1

First go to the official webpage of ceopunjab.nic.in where in the front page option has given with the option of Enroll Your Name for Voter ID Card.

Step 2

This page will redirect you on http://eci-citizenservices.nic.in/ section where you have to make your login first. If you are not having the login id then click on the register option.

Step 3

The registration page will redirect you on the new section where you will have to fill your phone number, e-mail id and after that the code as the given on the webpage. Number and code is mandatory to fill without these you can go for the next step. Fill this information as asked for.

Step 4

After this you will receive a SMS by the department of ECI to get the main page where you have to fill the login information as username and password with your personal information i.e. name, father’s name, complete postal address along with contact details.

Step 5

Then come back to the login page and enter to the website now select the option of form 6 to fill the application to request a new voter id card. After that attach required documents on the online application in which your documents and take the printout in last.

Step 6

Visit to your nearest polling booth, BLO or any other center to submit your application with the hard copy of documents and take the acknowledgment slip for it through which you can come and collect your card on time.

How to do correction online in Card

The same official website also provide you the form 8 to make changes on your card through which you can submit your request to get new id with change details. Their voter ID card in the account given in the case of any error, please follow this procedure.

1. Download form 8 and fill it carefully
2. Attach the following documents with the application form:

• Address proof as ration card, passport, bank passbook
• Phone / land line / mobile bill copy
• Water or electricity bill copy
• Property tax payment slip
• Gas payment slip

After attaching documents visit to nearest BLO office and submit your application to get the acknowledgement slip.

How much duration will take to make the card

However the process is short but in case of any document missing or verification problem it can be made late. Normally it take from 7 working days to 30 working days. In case of any issue the department will send you notification you also can use the following options in website:
Search your voter id card – http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/fper.aspx

Search your polling station – http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/frmSectionSearch.aspx

Submit complaint in CEO – http://www.eci-citizenservicesforofficers.nic.in/cservices/default.aspx

Check status of request form – http://www.nvsp.in/forms/trackstatus.html

You also can contact in department through visiting in office address of The Chief Electoral Officer Punjab, SCO 29-30, Sector 17-E, Chandigarh Pin – 160014 you also can call in department by using number 0172-2724037 or send mail in department jtceo_punjab@eci.gov.in.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION (FAQ)

Q. Enumerator has visited my house and taken down the details. How do I ensure that my name is finally included in the electoral rolls ?

Ans. He must have handed over you record of Enumeration, which is your acknowledgement. You can check your name in the draft roll, which will be published and available at the office of the ERO concerned to confirm that your name exists in the roll.

Q. Please give me details of my Polling Station and Assembly Constituency. Who do I contact to get these details?

Ans. This would be possible only when you tell your complete address at the reception/inquiry. You can check it from ERO office also.

Q. I have lost my old I Card. How can I get a new I Card?

Ans. You can deposit a copy of FIR lodged at the Police Station. You will get a new I Card after deposit Rs. 25. The dates for issuing I Cards are published in leading Newspapers, in DC office then cards are made through out the year.

How to verify Aadhar Card online

Fraudsters and Tricksters create fake proof of identity and proof of address to cheat the banks or the public at large. Most of the issuing authorities are coming up with the solutions to check the genuineness of ID's issued by verifying if the data of any given ID is available in their database or not. In case of fake ID's the official sites will show the message like 123456789012 is not a valid Aadhaar. Now you can check the following  ID's issued by Government authorities in India:

• Check and Verify the genuineness of the Aadhaar ID
• Check and  Verify the genuineness of PAN Number
• Check and Verify TAN Number of the Deductor
• Check and Verify the genuineness of Voter Card/EPIC Number
• Wait for more verification links to verify genuineness of ID's issued

Visit Samadhan Kender near Bikaner Mishtan Bhandar, Rajpura for getting the online Voter Card issued within one month.

Important Notice about online applications for Voter Card

While applying online for Voter Cards by uploading Photo Identity of prospective voters along with their Aadhaar Card the Government Portal returns the message that Voter Card will be issued to the applicant after 28th March, 2016 against online application. Public is informed that they should keep the reference number preserved for checking after 23rd March 2016. Samadhan Kender will not be responsible for any delay by Government Agencies in issuing the Voter Card. However we will ensure that your error free application along with uploaded documents is properly submitted by Samadhan Kender. Please bring with you the following documents while applying for Voter Card for the first time:

• Aadhaar Card of the Applicant.
• Aadhaar Card of the Father, Mother or Guardian.
• Photograph ( We will scan it Samadhan Kender).
• Mobile Number and Email ID. (We will create email ID for you if you do not have one)

Note: It has been observed that the Aadhar Card Holders have not provided their Mobile Number and email Id in their Aadhaar Card and not providing Mobile Number and email ID in Aadhaar can result into denying of following facilities to the Aadhaar Card Holders. Visit Samadhan Kender Rajpura to know the procedure to add your mobile number and email ID in Aadhaar Card. Following facilities are denied to the defective Aadhaar Card Holders:

1. Aadhaar Card Holders without Mobile Number can not download their Aadhaar Card online as the UIDAI allows aadhaar card to get print of their Aadhaar Cards online which is possible only if Mobile Number is linked with Aadhaar Number.
2. Aadhar Card Holders without Mobile Number can not get the facility of Free DigiLocker of Government  of India to keep all their important documents online which can be accessed through mobile number anywhere, anytime 24x7x365.
3. In case your aadhaar card gets lost then you will have to pass through vigorous process of lodging FIR and getting the duplicate Aadhaar Card issued. But in case you have provided the Mobile Number in your Aadhaar Card then you can get the Colored Copy of your Aadhaar Number, which will be as good as original, any number of times even 100 times as GOI has enabled the e-aadhaar facilities to indian citizens.

Note: Link Your aadhaar card with your income tax number and you will not have to submit the hard copy of your income tax return to CPC Bangalore for a IT Return up to Rs.5 lac. Linking with Aadhaar Card will be equivalent to your Digital Signatures.

CAUTION:  Think twice before discarding your mobile number. To know more Click Here.