Bihar SIR 'Identity Crisis' Over? After Supreme Court Order, ECI Adds Aadhaar As 12th ID Proof

EC to take call on pan-India SIR rollout soon; likely to be held before year-end

Special intensive revision will include house-to-house verification, Aadhaar as 12th ID proof, and stricter checks to weed out illegal migrants

Bihar voter roll revision: After SC order, EC tells state poll officer to allow Aadhaar as ID proof

The commission, however, noted that Aadhaar would be used as proof of identity, and not citizenship.

Bihar SIR 'Identity Crisis' Over? After Supreme Court Order, ECI Adds Aadhaar As 12th ID Proof

The ECI wrote to the Bihar chief electoral officer (CEO) to bring the Aadhaar directive to the knowledge of all concerned ground officials and authorities for strict implementation

Accept Aadhaar card as 12th document: EC tells Bihar poll authority - OrissaPOST

New Delhi: The Election Commission has asked its Bihar poll machinery to accept Aadhaar card as an additional document to establish the identity of electors following the Supreme Court’s directives. In a letter to the state Chief Electoral Officer Tuesday, the Commission said “The Aadhaar card shall be treated as the 12th document, in addition to the 11 documents listed…” The EC made it clear that the Aadhaar card is to be accepted and utilised …