New Delhi, March 21 -- Facing controversy over allegations of duplicate voter ID cards by Opposition parties, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday here clarified any inclusion or deletion to the draft elector list is governed by the process of appeals under relevant legal provisions for filing claims and objections, available to all political parties in the Representation of People act, 1950. Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the EC said the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities.
Technical consultations between the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and experts of the EC will begin soon on voter list-Aadhaar lin...