New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) has introduced a mandatory Aadhaar-linked phone verification system for those seeking to register, delete, or correct voter details online. The move comes less than a week after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged large-scale misuse of online voter deletion forms in Karnataka’s Aland constituency ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections.

According to an Indian Express exclusive report, the EC has rolled out a new “e-sign” feature on its ECINet portal and app. Applicants filling Form 6 (new registration), Form 7 (deletion or objection), or Form 8 (correction of entries) will now be redirected to an external e-sign portal run by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC). There, they must authenticate their identity through

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