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‘Happy to stay a voter’: Relief for Bihar residents who made it thanks to Aadhaar
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The Indian Express
Today, Suraj, a resident of Koriyawagarh village in Patna’s Masaurhi Assembly segment, a relieved man, having found his name in the electoral rolls.
“I applied with an Aadhar card but was told to submit any other document,” Suraj, a 21-year-old OBC voter, recalls of the initial panic and chaos.
“But before the certificate could be issued, my BLO informed me that my Aadhar card copy would do.
“About 200 of 900 voters in this booth had submitted only their Aadhar card copies.
Like others, AK Singh from Banka’s Amarpur Assembly segment panicked when he heard the requirements.