What Documents Are Accepted at the Polling Booth
Your EPIC is the standard identity document at the booth. If you do not have it, the Election Commission notifies a list of alternatives for each election.
Voter Help
How Overseas Indians Register to Vote
Indian citizens abroad can join the electoral roll using Form 6A. The citizenship condition is where most applications fail.
How to Download Your e-EPIC
The e-EPIC is an official PDF version of your voter ID. You can store it on your phone, keep it in DigiLocker, or print it yourself.
How to Correct Your Voter ID Details
A misspelt name or wrong date of birth on the roll is fixed with Form 8. You can correct up to four entries in one application.
Voter ID and Aadhaar: What Linking Actually Means
Linking is done with Form 6B and it is voluntary. No name can be refused or deleted for declining to give an Aadhaar number.
Voting With a Disability or as an Older Voter
Ramps, wheelchairs, priority entry, a companion in the booth, and home voting. Most of it depends on your entry being marked first.
How to Change Your Address on the Electoral Roll
Moved house? You do not re-register. You file Form 8 for shifting of residence, and it goes to the officer for your new address, not your old one.
What Is an EPIC Number?
The EPIC number is the unique code on your voter ID card. It is how the Election Commission identifies you, and it is what almost every online service asks for.
How to Remove a Name From the Electoral Roll
Deletions run on Form 7. It covers three different situations, and there are real protections against a name being removed wrongly.
How to Find Your Polling Booth
Your polling station is assigned by the Election Commission and can change between elections. Here is how to confirm it before polling day.
Postal Ballots and Voting Away From Home
A defined set of electors may vote by post, and some can vote at home. Both routes are narrower than people assume.
How to Apply for a New Voter ID (Form 6)
First-time registration in India runs on Form 6. What you need, how to file it online, and how long the EPIC takes to arrive.