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EC told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar can be used only for identity verification, not citizenship, in Bihar’s voter list update.

The commission said it already issued instructions to the Bihar CEO after the court’s September 8 clarification.

EC cited UIDAI’s stance that Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship, residence, or birth, responding to a plea seeking limits on its use.

The Election Commission informed the Supreme Court that it had already published guidelines for using the Aadhaar card to verify identification rather than citizenship in order to add or remove people from Bihar's updated voter list.

The poll panel stated in a statement submitted to the highest court that the court had already explained how Aadhaar is used to update the voter list on Septem

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