How to get Voter ID in India

Yesterday I happen to see an advertisement by Tata Tea aimed at election awareness. The jingle of the ad goes “election he... agar aap vote nahi kar rahe to aap so rahe he (It’s election. If you are not voting than you are sleeping)- an initiative by Tata Tea aimed to stir up citizens from their slumber. But, just waking them up a’int enough! To let them know what to do and most important how to do is more important.

As per law any citizen of India age above 18 years is entitled to vote provided that he have Voter Identification Card. As you go to poll booth to use your franchise you need to produce your Voter ID before election incharge.

What is the Voter ID and how to register for it??

Voter ID is identification card for Indian citizens aged above 18 years and is issued by Election Commission of India. If you meet the eligibility than you can register for Voter ID by filling the Form No.6 provided by election commission of India The form can be downloaded from official site of Election Commission (EC)- www.eci.gov.in In case you don’t have access to Internet to download this form than you can collect this form from –

- Revenue Officer if you live in municipality

- Revenue sub-divisional office if you live in a mofussil area.

- Tahsildar office if you live in rural area

Documents Required For Voter ID

• Photocopy of Identity card
• Photocopy of any of the following documents for address proof- Electricity bill, Water bill, Telephone bill, Passport, Pension cards,. Property Tax Receipt, LPG (cooking gas) bill, Bank account statement, Residential rental/lease agreement
• An affidavit in case you comes for any of the following information- Criminal antecedent of the candidate, Assets, Liabilities including government dues or Educational Qualifications

Where To Complain For Election Related Grievances?

State Level : Chief Electoral Officer

District Level : District Election Officer

Constituency Level : Returning Officer

Taluka/Tahsil Level : Assistant Returning Officer

Polling Station : Presiding Officer

Group of poling stations : Zonal Officer

Some Tips

• To object somebody’s name or to get your name or any other person name deleted you can fill Form No. 7
• In case there has been discrepancy in such as name, house number, middle name, last name, age, sex, epic number etc you need to fill Form No. 8.
• It is important to note that you get voter ID for the local area you are resident of. When you move from that area but under same constituency due to any reason you need to get your local residency changed in electoral roll by filling Form 8A.
• When you move from one state to other you need to fill Form No.7 to get yourself deleted from that constituency and then enroll by filling Form No. 6 attaching the deletion certificate with it.

Remember

1. You can’t vote with any other identification card except Voter ID.

2. If you have registered for Voter ID but haven’t got it till Election Day than you can vote by carrying the acknowledgment you have received by submitted Form No. 6 along with address proof you have written in form and Photo ID card.

3. If you don’t make address change as you move to some other locality than you can’t vote from your new residence area. Thus, to vote you need to go to the polling booth that comes under the address you are carrying in your Voter ID.

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