General elections 2021 are approaching in the month of April-May, and thus, it is an opportunity to choose the government who is going to run the country for the next five years. However, to vote in the elections, it is mandatory to have a voter ID card.
Election Commission of India offers online voter registration for Indian citizens above 18 years of age. An Indian citizen can enroll himself/herself as general voter and fill Form 6 online at National Voters’ Service Portal.
Pre-requisites for registering to vote
You can enroll as a voter in India 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.
If you meet the above criteria please visit nvsp.in to register online.
In case you have registered to vote before, you can confirm that by going on the link below!
Visit https://electoralsearch.in/ to see if you are registered to vote. If your name appears in the list, you are eligible to vote, otherwise, you need to register to vote. Visit https://www.nvsp.in/ for voter registration.
Step by step procedure of how to apply for a voter ID card:
1.General voters need to fill Form 6(Link to online form) . This form is also for ‘First-time voters’ and ‘voters who have shifted to another constituency’
2.NRI Voter need to fill form 6A(Link to online form)
- Please fill Form 8 (Link to online form) for any change in (Name, Photo, Age, EPIC Number, Address, Date of birth, Age, Name of relative, Type of relation, Gender).
- In case of shifting from one place of residence to another place of residence within the same constituency please fill Form 8A (Link to online form).
Please note: Voters need to fill Form 6 (Link to online form) if they are shifting from one constituency to another. For more information, please see the Voter Guide on http://ecisveep.nic.in/
Important dates:
Voter list is continuously updated till the last date of filing of nominations by the candidate. This is approximately 3 weeks before the polling date. The exact polling dates will be available on eci.gov.in, after the announcement.
How to register offline:
- You can also enroll offline. Fill two copies of Form 6. This form 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 (Please add your STD code before 1950).. For more information read the Voter Brochure on http://ecisveep.nic.in/.
