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How To Register to Vote
Posted on: 02/Jan/2020 4:19:04 PM
General Voter - Any Indian citizen residing within the country, who has attained the age of 18, can enrol himself/herself as General Voter.
Fill Form 6 online at https://www.nvsp.in/. Copies of necessary documents should also be uploaded.
How to check if you are registered to vote?
Visit https://electoralsearch.in/ to see you if you are registered to vote. If your name appears in the list, you are eligible to vote, otherwise, you need to register at https://www.nvsp.in/
Requirements for registering to vote
You can enrol as a Voter if you:
- are an Indian citizen.
- have attained the age of 18 years on the qualifying date i.e. 1st of January of the year of revision of electoral roll.
- are ordinarily resident of the part/polling area of the constituency where you want to be enrolled.
- are not disqualified to be enrolled as an elector.
How To Register Offline
- You can also enrol offline. Fill Form 6 in two copies. Form 6 is also available free of cost in offices of Electoral Registration Officers / Assistant Electoral Registration Officers and Booth Level Officers.
- The application accompanied by copies of the relevant documents can be filed in person before the concerned Electoral Registration Officer / Assistant Electoral Registration Officer or sent by post addressed to him or can be handed over to the Booth Level Officer of your polling area.
- Call 1950 for any help.
Overseas Electors
Getting Started
Use this interactive map to find your polling station and the contact details of Election Officers from your area.
Fill Enrollment Form
- Fill Form 6A online at www.nvsp.in and upload the requisite proofs.
- Alternatively, download Form 6A from ECI website www.eci.gov.in. Fill Form 6A in 2 copies. Forms are also available free of cost in Indian Missions.
Documents Required
- One recent passport size coloured photograph affixed in Form 6A.
- Self-attested photocopies of the relevant pages of the passport containing a photograph, address in India and all other.
- The page of the passport containing the valid visa endorsement.
Form can be submitted in person or by post
- If the application is sent by post, the photocopy of each of the documents referred to above should be duly self-attested.
- Alternatively, you can fill the form in person at the ElElectoral Registration Officer / Assistant ERO of the constituency. If the application submitted in person before the ERO, the original passport should be produced for verification.
What Happens after the form Submission: the Verification process
- Booth Level Officer will visit the home address mentioned in your passport and enquire to verify the copies of documents.
- In cases where no relative is available or willing to give declaration for verification of documents, the documents will be sent for verification to the concerned Indian Mission.
- The decision of the ERO will be communicated to you by post on the address and SMS on the mobile number given in Form 6A. Electoral rolls are also on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer.
- Name of overseas elector is included in a separate section for "Overseas Electors" which is the last section of the roll of each polling station area
- You can use Form-8 for making any correction in electoral roll.
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