If your name isn’t included among the voters, what should you do?

One challenge that voters who are registered have been facing was made clear by recent elections in numerous states around the country. Despite the electoral commission having listed them as voters, several people have found that their names are absent from the voter list. Due to the fact that state electoral bodies get the list of voters from the election board’s web page, thousands of people were banned from casting ballots for this exact reason.

Reasons why some names do not appear on the voter roll
The names of registered citizens may not appear on the list of those who are registered to vote in an election for a variety of reasons. The factors are listed below, and the actions to be taken to reactivate your name on the electoral roll are as follows:

• If you are qualified to vote in an election but have relocated to a new residence inside the electoral district, You must either check the nic.gov.in portal and get Form 8A, or you must travel to the ERO and AERO offices to register to vote. In these offices, the forms are provided without charge.
• You must re-register in your new constituency if you have relocated to another constituency in which you were previously entitled to vote in an election. You must complete Form 6 for this. It can also be received through the offices of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) or accessed through the official portal, nic.gov.in.
• Form 7 must be downloaded or received from the ERO and AERO offices if registered voter desires to remove their name from the electoral list.
• There may be instances where the incorrect name has been listed on the voter list, preventing you from casting your ballot. Form 8 must be completed in order to update any inaccurate information about you that may already be on file with the electoral commission.

How Can I Find Out If My Name Is On The Voter List?
To see if your name is on the electoral roll, use the steps listed below:

• Visit the National Voter’s Service portal.
• Select the ‘Search Your Name in the Electoral Roll’ link from the home page.
• In the space offered, enter your information before pressing “Enter.”
• If there is any information, it will be shown on the screen, so you may determine whether or not your name is on the electoral roll.

The process of adding a name to the electoral roll online
The steps for completing the application form to register a name on the electoral list online are as follows:

• Go to the webpage. Select the “Online voter registration” link.
• Create a username and password that are private to you and register on the official site.
• Upload your image into the empty space designated for the person’s passport-size photograph.
• Upload an official record that can serve as both address and age verification. You may ask for the visit of the Booth Level Officer to gather the papers if you are unable to upload the records online.
• By submitting your application, you can register your name.

Electoral roll name registration is an offline process
The steps for completing the form offline and submitting it are as follows:

• Depending on your circumstances, either receive the form at the ERO office or download it from the electoral commission webpage.
• Complete the form with the necessary information and include any necessary supporting documentation.
• Send it to the voter’s primary voting district.
  

The steps for submitting the form in person are as follows:

• According to your needs, download the form from the electoral commission webpage and print it out, or get it at the ERO office.
• Complete the form with the necessary information and include any necessary supporting documentation.
• Send the completed application to the BLO or the voter booth in your constituency.

Documents needed to register on the electoral roll
The following list of supporting papers must be supplied with any of the forms indicated above:

• You must insert in the form a passport-size picture of yourself.
• A document serving as identification and evidence of age.
• Address verification.

The following documents are acceptable to the electoral commission as address proof:

• Ration card
• Bank statement
• Passport
• Driving permit
• Electricity Invoice
• Gas Invoice 
• Telephone Invoice

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