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Congress general secretary in-charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh (Photo: PTI)

EC must be named and shamed for brazen non-compliance with SC directive on Aadhaar: Congress

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New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) The Congress Monday said the Election Commission must be “named and shamed” for its “brazen non-compliance” with the Supreme Court’s directive to accept Aadhaar as an identity proof and asserted that it was fighting an election “against the ruling regime, despite the EC”. The opposition party also said that history

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The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the Aadhaar card must be treated as the 12th document for the purpose of identity for inclusion of voters in the revised voters list of Bihar in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Supreme Court directs EC to include Aadhaar as 12th prescribed document for Bihar SIR

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New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to include Aadhaar as a 12th prescribed document for establishing the identity of a voter in special intensive revision (SIR) exercise of electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar. At the moment for Bihar SIR, there are 11 prescribed documents which electors have

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A Booth Level Officer (BLO) checks documents during Special Investigation Revision to electoral roll drive at Kamalpur Village under Jalalgarh Block in Purnia district in Bihar on July 08, 2025. (Photo: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap/The Hindu)

Supreme Court asks EC to include Aadhaar, Ration Card and Voter ID in Bihar’s electoral roll exercise

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New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Election Commission of India to consider Aadhaar card, voter ID card and ration card also as acceptable documents for the “Special Intensive Revision (SIR)” of electoral rolls in Bihar and allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting SIR

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Using of a birth certificate as a single document for admission to an educational institution, issuance of a driving licence, preparation of voter list, Aadhaar number, registration of marriage, appointment to a government job and for any other purpose determined by the centre will come into force from October 1.

Birth certificate to be single document for Aadhaar, admission in education institutes, other sectors from October 1

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New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 that allows the use of a birth certificate as a single document for admission to an educational institution, issuance of a driving licence, preparation of voter list, Aadhaar number, registration of marriage, appointment to a government job and for any other

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