Grievance & Safety
Register as a voter or correct your voter card
How to enrol on the electoral roll, fix a wrong name or address, shift your registration to a new constituency, and download the digital voter card.
Voter registration is free, takes about ten minutes online, and is handled through a single national portal. The forms are numbered rather than named, which is the main source of confusion: Form 6 for new registration, Form 7 for objecting to or deleting an entry, and Form 8 for corrections, shifting and replacement.
Registration is tied to a constituency, not to you personally. If you have moved, you are not registered where you live now until you shift it — and an entry left behind in your old constituency is a problem, not a spare.
Before you start
- You must be a citizen of India and at least 18 on the qualifying date.
- One photo identity proof and one address proof for the address where you are registering.
- A recent passport-size photograph, scanned.
- Your existing EPIC number, if you are correcting or shifting.
Step by step
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Create an account on the Voter Services Portal
Go to voters.eci.gov.in and sign up with your mobile number. This is the Election Commission's own portal — there are many lookalike sites offering 'voter card services' for a fee.
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Check whether you are already registered
Use the electoral roll search with your name and constituency, or your EPIC number. People are often already enrolled from a school-based drive and do not know it. If you are, you need Form 8, not Form 6.
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Choose the right form
Form 6 for first-time registration or for registering in a new constituency after moving. Form 8 to correct details, shift within the same constituency, replace a lost card, or mark a disability. Form 7 to request deletion — including deleting your own old entry after you move.
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Fill and upload
Enter your details exactly as on your identity proof, upload the photo and documents, and submit. You get a reference number.
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Track the application
The status moves through verification by a Booth Level Officer, who may visit your address. Be reachable. Track using the reference number on the same portal.
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Download the e-EPIC
Once approved, download the digital voter card from the portal. It is a valid identity document and does not require the plastic card.
Fees, timelines and key facts
| Cost | Free — registration, correction and e-EPIC download all cost nothing |
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| Portal | voters.eci.gov.in |
| Form 6 | New registration or registration after moving constituency |
| Form 7 | Deletion or objection, including removing your own old entry |
| Form 8 | Correction, shifting within a constituency, replacement, disability marking |
| Verification | By a Booth Level Officer, who may visit |
| Helpline | 1950 — the national voter helpline |
If something goes wrong
Your name is missing from the roll on polling day
Little can be done that day. Check the roll well before an election — rolls are revised periodically and entries can be deleted.
You are registered in two places
This is an offence. File Form 7 to delete the old entry as soon as you register in the new constituency.
Name spelt wrong on the EPIC
Form 8, with a document showing the correct spelling.
The BLO never came
Follow up through the portal's grievance option or call 1950 with your reference number.
Questions people ask
Is the digital e-EPIC valid?
Yes. The e-EPIC is an official document issued by the Election Commission and can be used as identity proof and at the polling booth alongside the roll entry.
Can I register before turning 18?
You may apply in advance ahead of a qualifying date, as long as you will be 18 on the relevant qualifying date. The portal shows which qualifying dates are open.
What if I moved to another state?
File Form 6 for the new constituency, and Form 7 to delete the old entry. Voter registration does not transfer automatically.
Do I need to pay anyone for a voter card?
No. Everything is free on voters.eci.gov.in. Any site or agent charging for voter registration is charging for a free government service.
Official pages for this task
These are the only sites that can actually do this for you. Everything else is a middleman.