Port Blair, Oct. 18: As per the directions of the Election Commission of India, the collection of Aadhaar data from electors for linking and authentication of Electoral Rolls data is being carried out in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Parliamentary Constituency.

A time bound drive has already started from 01.08.2022 for collection of Aadhaar number of the existing electors. To further strengthen the efforts, special camps were conducted on 04.09.2022, 25.09.2022 and 16.10.2022 at all Polling Stations of ANIPC. The electors enthusiastically visited Polling Stations to link their Aadhaar data to voter card and as on date, a total number of 53,804 electors of ANIPC have linked their Aadhaar number to voter card during the special camps and also through online mode.

Further, it is informed that an elector can submit his/her Aadhaar number through either online or offline methods. For online submission, Elector may fill FORM 6B on elector-facing portal/apps like www.nvsp.in or https://voterportal.eci.gov.in and Voter Helpline App. For offline submission, the electors may contact their Booth Level Officers at nearest Polling Station or call 1950.

The CEO has requested all electors of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Parliamentary Constituency to link their Aadhaar number to Electoral Roll data which helps in easy verification of identity of voter and authentication of entries with the voter list.