Before one could answer your question, the basic question is can a person actually have two Aadhaar cards? The Aadhaar system has been devised in such a manner that it is not possible for a single person to obtain two Aadhaar numbers, because it is unique to a person and is tied to his biometric information which cannot be changed. Therefore, if a person could obtain two Aadhaar numbers then the very basis on which the Aadhaar system has been devised becomes faulty.
If a person has already obtained an Aadhaar number by enrolling with the system by providing his biometric information, he will not be able to enrol again by providing the same biometric information since the system will not register him for the second time. So, it will not be possible to have two Aadhaar numbers for a single person.
In fact, if a person registers for Aadhaar number by impersonating as some other person, his own biometric information will be tied with the Aadhaar number obtained in the name of such other person. Subsequently, such person will not be able to obtain Aadhaar number in his own name also because his biometric information is already registered against some other person for whom he impersonated.
Therefore, it would not be possible for a person to get two Aadhaar numbers using his own biometric information.
Accordingly, if a person has two Aadhaar numbers, then it would imply that one of those two Aadhaar numbers has been obtained by impersonation using the biometric information of some other person. And, impersonation for getting Aadhaar number is made an offence under the Aadhaar Act of 2016.
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