Worried that you won’t be able to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019 because you’ve misplaced your voter ID card? Here’s how you can apply for a duplicate one.
The government of India issues a voter ID card once an Indian citizen is eligible to vote. A voter ID card permits you to cast a vote in elections at the regional, state and national level throughout your lifetime. In case of loss of a voter ID card, you need to fill an application form online with a few documents for proof, including a copy of an FIR that is mandatory to file after losing a voter ID card.
Here’s how to apply for a duplicate voter ID card online:
- Download a copy of Form EPIC-002 to request a duplicate voter ID card from the state Chief Electoral Officer’s website. (see below for the list of websites for each state)
- Fill in the form and attach all the required documents as mentioned in the form such as FIR copy, proof of address and proof of identity.
- Submit the form to your local electoral office after which you will get a reference number.
- You can track your application status on the state election office website using the reference number.
- Once you have submitted your form, it will be processed and verified by the electoral office.
- After successful verification, you will be notified to collect your duplicate voter ID card.
Here is a list of state Chief Electoral Office websites that you can download the EPIC-002 form from:
- Delhi: https://ceodelhi.gov.in/home.aspx
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: http://as1.and.nic.in/newelection/index.php
- Andhra Pradesh: http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/index.html
- Arunachal Pradesh: http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/
- Assam: http://ceoassam.nic.in/
- Bihar: http://ceobihar.nic.in/
- Chandigarh: http://ceochandigarh.gov.in/
- Chhattisgarh: https://ceochhattisgarh.nic.in/
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli: http://ceodnh.nic.in/
- Daman and Diu: http://ceodaman.nic.in/default.asp
- Goa: https://ceogoa.nic.in/
- Gujarat: https://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/Default
- Haryana: http://ceoharyana.nic.in/
- Himachal Pradesh: https://himachal.nic.in/index.php?lang=1&dpt_id=6
- Jammu and Kashmir: http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/
- Jharkhand: https://ceo.jharkhand.gov.in/
- Karnataka: http://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/
- Kerala: http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/home.html;jsessionid=DAAFCD5C546B9ABCB568A48F3FD723BF
- Lakshadweep: http://ceolakshadweep.gov.in/home.html;jsessionid=EAEBB00C33DC7C4EE5DDC869935846F3
- Madhya Pradesh: http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/
- Maharashtra: https://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/
- Manipur: https://ceomanipur.nic.in/
- Meghalaya: http://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/
- Mizoram: https://ceo.mizoram.gov.in/
- Nagaland: http://ceonagaland.nic.in/
- Odisha: http://ceoorissa.nic.in/main.html
- Puducherry: http://www.ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/
- Punjab: http://ceopunjab.nic.in/
- Rajasthan: https://www.ceorajasthan.nic.in/
- Sikkim: http://ceosikkim.nic.in/
- Tamil Nadu: http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/vote/index.aspx
- Telangana: http://ceotelangana.nic.in/
- Tripura: http://ceotripura.nic.in/
- Uttar Pradesh: http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/
- Uttarakhand: http://ceo.uk.gov.in/
- West Bengal: http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/
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