Election Commission of India (ECI) would soon link Aadhar card with the Election Voters Photo Identity Cards (EPIC). State chief electoral officer Umesh Sinha, reportedly revealed about a proposal to link the Aadhar with EPIC. He disclosed above move while talking to media persons in Varanasi on Saturday. He said that the project has been approved by the EC and it will be completed by August 15. Sinha, who is also the Deputy Election Commissioner, said in the 2019 lok Sabha elections, EC could introduce bio-metric machines at all the polling booths to take thumb impression of the voters after it is linked with Aadhar.
He said that efforts were on to have 100 per cent polling in the country for which several steps would be initiated. 'Information through SMS and social media would be the option for the EC to generate awareness among the voters to exercise their franchise,' he said.