How to Change Your Details on the Electoral Roll By Filling Form 8?

August 7, 2020

If you are registered as a voter, but need to make a change to your details such as shifting of residence, or for correction of entries or for issue of replacement EPIC or for marking as PwD, you can do so by filling Form 8.

Who can file Form-8?

1. Can be filed only by a person whose name is already included in the electoral roll seeking correction to his/her particulars already printed in the electoral roll. One person cannot file application in Form 8 for correction in the particulars of any other person.

Where to file Form-8?

1. During revision period, the application can be filed at the designated locations where the draft electoral roll is displayed (mostly polling station locations) as well as the Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer of the constituency.

2. During other period of the year when revision programme is not going on, the application can be filed with the Electoral Registration Officer.

How to Fill up Form-8?

1. General Instruction:-

(a) The application can be made by a registered/enrolled elector for shifting of residence, or for correction of entries or for issue of replacement EPIC or for marking as PwD.

(b) In case of approval of application by Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) for shifting of residence, correction of entries and issue of replacement EPIC without correction, a new replacement EPIC will be issued to the applicant and he has to return his old EPIC to the Electoral Registration Officer immediately.

2. Item No. I (Name of the applicant)- The applicant shall mention his name, EPIC no., Aadhaar number, mobile number and email id of self or relative mentioned therein. Aadhaar Number should be furnished for the purpose of authentication of entries. If the applicant does not have Aadhaar number, the same may be mentioned in box at item I (b).

3. Item No. II (Option for application)- The applicant has to tick any one of the options for making application and fill the details in the relevant section of the application. All other sections which are not relevant should be struck off.

4. Application for shifting of residence

(a) The application has to be made to the Electoral Registration Officer of the constituency in which the new address of the applicant is located.

(b) The applicant has to mention his new address, where he has shifted to and presently staying and attach a self-attested copy of any one of the mentioned documents as address proof in his own name or in name of his parents/spouse. He has to tick the mentioned document which he has given as address proof. Mentioned document will ensure speedy delivery of services. If he does not possess any of the mentioned documents, he has to mention name of the other document given for address proof in the blank space.

5. Application for correction of entries in existing roll – (a) If an applicant intends to get any existing entry relating to him in the electoral roll corrected, he has to tick in the appropriate box and attach the document in the support of his claim. The name of the document must be mentioned in the blank space given.

(b) In case, the applicant desires to change his photograph, he has to paste a recent good quality passport size unsigned colour photograph (4.5 cm X 3.5 cm) with white background, in the box meant for it.

6. Application for replacement EPIC without correction- The applicant shall put a tick in appropriate box seeking for a replacement EPIC. He shall return his mutilated/old EPIC or submit a copy of FIR/Police report for lost EPIC.

7. DECLARATION – The applicant must give a ‘DECLARATION’ that the facts and particulars mentioned in the application are true to the best of his/her knowledge and belief.

Please note that giving any false statement made in the DECLARATION portion is a punishable offence under Section 31 of the Representation of People Act, 1950 with imprisonment with a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.

To download Form 8 click here.

Source: https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/

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