Bihar Election 2025, Oct. 5 -- Chief Election Commission Gyanesh Kumar said on October 5 that the Aadhaar card cannot be considered a proof of citizenship under the Representation of the People Act 1950 and the Aadhaar Act. Kumar was responding to a question on the issue during his visit to poll-bound Bihar.

"Aadhaar card cannot be considered a proof of citizenship under the Representation of the People Act 1950 and the Aadhaar Act," Kumar told reporters in Patna asserting that Aadhaar can also not be a proof of birth for an individual.

This despite a recent Supreme Court order directing the poll panel treat Aadhaar card as a "12th document" which can be produced as proof of identity for the purpose of inclusion in the revised voters li...