'Aadhaar is just...': What Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on its use in voter rolls

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The ruling cited provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
48% : Addressing a press conference in Patna on poll preparedness ahead of the upcoming Bihar elections, Kumar said, "According to the Supreme Court's orders and under the Aadhaar Act, the document cannot be considered proof of date of birth, proof of residence, or proof of citizenship.
48% : Providing your Aadhaar number is not mandatory under the Aadhaar Act, nor under Section 26 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
43% : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday clarified that the Aadhaar card cannot be treated as proof of citizenship under the Representation of the People Act, 1950 or the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
43% : "Even under the Aadhaar Act, the Aadhaar card is neither proof of residence nor proof of citizenship.

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