When John Kennedy uttered his now well-known quotation about not querying what your nation can do for you, but what you can do for your country, he elicited a sensitive chord in political consciousness that undoubtedly became a crucial building block in universal civic responsibility ethos. Voting day is a lot more than a public holiday and Voters ID is a lot more than being one of your KYC documents. Getting a Voters ID is no more a hassle. Or not as much as it used to be with options for online application. You can download a voter id card application form online too. But difficult or not, it is imperative that you have one. If not, apply for one without wasting time.
Let’s focus on the Voters ID Forms and other related details for now.
Type of Voters ID Card Forms:
| Detailed Description for each Voter ID Form | Download Form in English | Download Form in Hindi |
| Declaration as to place of Ordinary Residence by an Individual having a Declared Office for the purpose of registering himself/ herself in electoral roll. | Form - 1 | Form - 1 |
| Declaration as to place of Ordinary Residence by an employee of the Armed Forces (along with specified service qualification) for enrolment as service elector in the previous part of electoral roll. | Form - 2 | Form - 2 |
| Form - 2 Declaration | Form - 2 Declaration | |
| Declaration as to place of Ordinary Residence by a member of an armed police force of a State, who is serving outside that State (along with specified service qualification) for enrolment as service elector in the previous part of electoral roll. | Form - 2A | Form - 2A |
| Form - 2A Declaration | Form - 2A Declaration | |
| Declaration as to place of Ordinary Residence by an individual working under the Government of India in a position outside India (having service qualification) for enrolment as service elector in the previous part of electoral roll. | Form - 3 | Form - 3 |
| Applying to get a name included in the Electoral Roll. *Click here to download Form* | Form - 6 | Form - 6 |
| Application for including a name in Electoral Roll by an NRI Indian elector. | Form - 6A | Form - 6A |
| Application for objecting inclusion of name in electoral roll or seeking deletion of name from Electoral Roll. | Form - 7 | Form - 7 |
| Application to correct the details entered in Electoral Roll in case of errors in spelling or otherwise. | Form - 8 | Form - 8 |
| Applying for substitution of entry from one part of electoral roll to another part of electoral roll of an area. | Form - 8A | Form - 8A |
| Applying to include a name in the electoral roll for a local authorities’ group of state legislative council. | Form - 17 | Form - 17 |
| Claim for insertion of name in the electoral roll for a graduate degree holder’s community of state legislative council. | Form - 18 | Form - 18 |
| Claim for addition of name in the electoral roll for a teacher’s community of state legislative council. | Form - 19 | Form - 19 |
FAQs on Voter ID Form
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How many types of Voter ID forms are there?
There are 12 types of Voter ID forms. Given below is the list of Voter ID forms available:
- Form 1 (English/Hindi)
- Form 2 (English/Hindi declaration)
- Form 2A (English/Hindi declaration)
- Form 3 (English/Hindi)
- Form 6 (English/Hindi)
- Form 6A (English/Hindi)
- Form 7 (English/Hindi)
- Form 8 (English/Hindi)
- Form 8A (English/Hindi)
- Form 17 (English/Hindi)
- Form 18 (English/Hindi)
- Form 19 (English/Hindi)
- What is the purpose of Form 1?
The form contains a declaration of the place of an Ordinary residence by an employee of the Armed Forces for enrollment as Service Elector in the previous part of electoral roll.
- What is the use of Form 6?
Form 6 is necessary in order to get one’s name included in the electoral roll. It is imperative to have your name listed in the electoral roll in order to vote.
- Who should obtain Form 8?
Anyone who has noticed mistakes in the details in the electoral roll can apply for Form 8 to correct the mistakes. One can avail the form in order to correct details present in the electoral roll including mistakes in the spelling of the name or address.
- What is the use of Form 6A?
Form 6A is an application used to include a name in the Electoral Roll in case of a NRI Indian Elector.
- Can the forms be availed online?
The forms can be availed at the electoral office but it can also be availed online on the official ECI website.
- Can I submit Form 6 online?
One can submit Form 6 online on the official website of ECI once they have filled in the form.
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