General Voters - Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation

How To Register to Vote

Election commission of India offers online voter registration for Indian citizens who have attained the age of 18 on the qualifying date (1st of January of the year of revision of electoral roll). Citizen, can enroll himself/herself as General Voter and fill Form 6 online at National Voters' Service Portal. Registered voters should also check their enrollment status

Voter Registration Status

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. Also, you can use Voter Helpline App to verify your name in Electoral Roll or register online.

Register online to Vote

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'
NRI Voter need to fill form 6A (Link to online form)
For Deletion or Objection in electoral roll fill form 7 (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 https://ecisveep.nic.in/

Deadlines and Key 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. Lok Sabha elections are scheduled from 11 Apr – 23 May, 2019

Phase 1 - 11th Apr
Phase 2 - 18th April
Phase 3 - 23rd April
Phase 4 - 29th April
Phase 5 - 6th May
Phase 6 - 12th May
Phase 7 - 19th May

Election results will be announced on 23rd May. Please note Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim Vidhan Sabha elections will be held in parallel to Lok Sabha Elections, Please check eci.gov.in for more information

Requirements for registering to vote

You can enroll 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.

If you meet the above criteria please download Voter Helpline App or visit nvsp.in to register online.

How to register to vote 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 https://ecisveep.nic.in/.