The government has extended the last date to link Voter ID with an Aadhaar card to March 31, 2024, from the earlier April 1, 2023. Users can link their Aadhaar with their Voter ID online or through SMS. However, the government has stated that it is voluntary and not mandatory. According to the Election Commission, this linking helps in the “identification of registration of the name of the same person in more than one constituency or more than once in the same constituency”.