rediff.com: What is Form 001? How do I fill it?

Form 001 is the application form required to be filled and submitted by voters to get a photo voter ID card, also called Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC).

There are 2 types of Form 001:

1. Form 001A (click to download): For those who are applying for a voter ID card at the same time of applying for voter registration through Form 6/ 8/ 8A. Follow the instructions below to fill out Form 001A:

Enter the name of your state and Assembly Constituency (AC) in relevant fields. If you do not know your AC name and AC number, you can check it right here at jaagore.com

Enter your name, the name of your relation and your address as mentioned in your voter registration form (Form 6 / 8/ 8A)

Submit two copies of your recent passport size photograph. One pasted on right side top corner of Form 6 / Form 8 / Form 8A with your signature affixed across the photograph. The other photograph should be pasted on this application for the purpose of preparation of Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC).

Please enclose an attested photocopy of any photo-bearing document for verification of the photograph. In case the document is self-attested, then show the original at the time of submission of the Form in person]

Drop this for alongwith your voter registration form (Form 6 / 8/ 8A) at the office of your Electoral Registration Officer (ERO)

2. Form 001B (click to download): For those who are applying for a voter ID card at the same time of applying for voter registration through Form 6/ 8/ 8A. Follow the instructions below to fill out Form 001B:

Under section I, enter the name of your state and Assembly Constituency(AC) in relevant fields. If you do not know your AC name and AC number, you can check it right here at jaagore.com

Enter your name, the name of your relation and your address as mentioned in your voter registration form (Form 6). Minor corrections in spellings of names and relation's name and EPIC No. can also be filled.

Enter your date of birth and attach a valid age proof document to the form.

Affix 2 of your recent passport sized photographs one signed and other unsigned. Please enclose an attested photocopy of any photo-bearing document (from amongst the list mentioned in Form 001B) for verification of the photograph and date of birth. In case the document is self-attested, then show the original at the time of submission of the Form in person]

Drop this form at the office of your ERO.

3. Form 001C (click to download) -- For those who are already registered on electoral rolls, and are applying for a photo electoral roll or getting a voter ID card. Follow the instructions below to fill out Form 001C:

Enter the name of your state and Assembly Constituency(AC) in relevant fields. If you do not know your AC name and AC number, you can check it right here at jaagore.com

Under section I, enter your name, the name of your relation and your address as mentioned in your voter registration form (Form 6)

Ask your Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) to fill out section II, at the time of submitting your Form 001C.

Under section III, enter your date of birth and attach a valid age proof document to the form

Under section IV, affix 2 of your recent passport sized photographs -- one signed and other unsigned. Please enclose an attested photocopy of any photo-bearing document (from amongst the list mentioned in Form 001C) for verification of the photograph and date of birth. In case the document is self-attested, then show the original at the time of submission of the Form in person]

Drop this form at the office of your ERO

Should I pay for a voter ID card?

No, if you are getting a voter ID card for the first time.

Who issues the voter ID card?

Election Commission of India (ECI) through your Electoral Registration Officer (ERO)

What should I do if I lose my voter ID card?

You must lodge an FIR with the police in the area you lost your voter ID card / EPIC and submit a copy of the FIR along with Form 002, to your Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Designated photography Location (DPL) asking for a replacement. You must also pay a fee of Rs. 25.

My voter ID card has been lost / destroyed/ mutilated. What should I do to get a replacement? Which form should I fill?

You must apply for a duplicate voter ID card, through Form 002 (click to download). You will have to submit this Form to your Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).

If I shift my address, do I need to get a new voter ID card?

No, once issued, your voter ID card is valid FOREVER.

The voter ID card is useful only as a voter identification document at polling booths on election day. Therefore, it remains valid even if you have changed your address from one area to another within the same city, one city to another within the same state or even from one state to another.

Details on my voter ID card are wrong / Details related to my voter ID card in the electoral roll are wrong. How do I get it corrected?

You should apply for rectification of these errors through Form 004 (click to download). You will have to submit this at the office of your Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or at the Designated Photography Location (DPL) when the process of Voter ID Card preparation is going on.

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