How To Check Your Name On Voter List

Lok Sabha Election 2019: How To Check Your Name On Voter List

If you didn’t get Voter slip the you can check voter List name by going to the National Voter Services Portal's (NVSP) Electoral Search page. If you do not find your name in the list, you can register by simple steps.

The Lok Sabha Election 2019 are just days ago now and it's time you check your name in the Voter List and be vote-ready. By checking your name in the Voter List, you will ensure that all your details are up to date. You will also get to know the centre where you need to vote. You can also change your assembly constituency or apply for corrections in advance by filling up a few forms. Overseas voters can also apply register online by filling up a form. The national election will be held in seven rounds from April 11 and the results will be announced on May 23. Voting will be held across India on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Elections will also be held in four states -- Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha - along with the parliamentary polls. Andhra Pradesh assembly elections will take place on April 11, Sikkim Assembly elections and Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections will also take place on April 11. Odisha assembly elections will take place in four phases on April 11, April 11, 18, 23 and 29.

Around 90 crore people are eligible to vote this time, the Election Commission has said. The number is an increase of about 9 crore compared to last time. It is estimated that about 13 crore voters this time will be first-time voters. The actual number of people who do vote, however, is far less. Even though 2014 saw the highest turnout ever in independent India's history at 66.4 per cent, it meant a huge 27.3 crore people did not vote. Two-thirds of Indians are under 35.

Holding elections in India, world's seventh largest nation by area and second most populous country is a complex process. Millions of poll workers, police and security personnel are deployed in cities, towns, villages and hamlets. They use planes, boats, trains, helicopters, elephants and camels and travel by foot to reach far flung voters, because every vote counts. Elections in India are nothing less than a "festival of democracy." For all election-related FAQs, click here.

The model code of conduct is already in place. It is a set of guidelines that candidates, and political parties and governments must follow to keep elections fair.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Here's how you can check your name on the Voter List:

         

1. Go to the National Voter Services Portal's (NVSP) Electoral Search page - electoralsearch.in.

2. You can search your name on Voter List by entering simple details about you - Name, Father or Husband's Name, Age, Date Of Birth, Gender, State, District and Assembly Constituency.

3. Alternatively, you can simply punch in your EPIC number, which is your Electoral Photo ID Card number.    This number is mentioned in bold letters on your voter identity card. Also mention the State and you will be able to check your name, polling station and other details on the page.

You can also apply for shifting to a different Assembly Constituency by filling up Form 6 or apply for corrections in electoral roll entry by filling up Form 8 on National Voter Services Portal (www.nvsp.in)