How to do Voter ID correction online?

Written By Manya Khare   | Reviewed By Tesz Editorial Contributors | Updated on September 13, 2023




A Voter ID Card, also known as the Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) is a photo identity card that is issued by the Election Commission of India to all the citizens of India above the age of 18 years old.

Voter ID card contains your name, address, photo, EPIC number, date of birth, age, name of relative, type of relation and Gender in Voter ID card. You can update all these details in the Voter ID card.

Change Name in Voter ID Card

Follow the below steps to update your date of birth in Voter ID card online.

  • Choose whether you are applying for yourself or for others.
  • Verify Part Number and Serial Number

  • Choose "Correction of Entries in Existing Roll".
  • Scroll down and select Name

  • Provide declaration

  • Once you have entered all the details, click on "Preview & Submit" button.

Change Age/Date of Birth in Voter ID Card

Follow the below steps to update your date of birth in Voter ID card online.

  • Choose whether you are applying for yourself or for others.
  • Verify Part Number and Serial Number

  • Choose "Correction of Entries in Existing Roll".
  • Scroll down and select DoB/Age

  • Provide declaration

  • Once you have entered all the details, click on "Preview & Submit" button.

Change Address in Voter ID Card

Change in address happens in following cases.

  • Case 1:  When you want to update your address with a new address which is within the same constituency, you have to use Form 8A

  • Case 2: When you want to update your address with a new address that is outside of your existing constituency, you have to use Form 6. This happens when you move from one city/state to another city/state

  • Case 3: When you have some typo or clerical error in your address, you can correct it with Form 8

Here we are discussing Case 3.

Case 3: When you have some typo or clerical error in your address, you can correct it with Form 8

Follow the below steps to update your Address in Voter ID card online.

  • Choose whether you are applying for yourself or for others.
  • Verify Part Number and Serial Number

  • Choose "Correction of Entries in Existing Roll".
  • Scroll down and select Address

  • Provide your updated Address

  • Upload proof of Address documents.

  • Provide declaration

  • Once you have entered all the details, click on "Preview & Submit" button.

Change Photo in Voter ID card

Follow the below steps to change your photo in Voter ID card.

  • Choose whether you are applying for yourself or for others.
  • Verify Part Number and Serial Number

  • Choose "Correction of Entries in Existing Roll".
  • Scroll down and select Photo

  • Provide your updated Photo

  • Provide declaration

  • Once you have entered all the details, click on "Preview & Submit" button.

Change Relation Type in Voter ID card

Follow the below steps to change the type of relation in the Voter ID card.

  • Choose whether you are applying for yourself or for others.
  • Verify Part Number and Serial Number

  • Choose "Correction of Entries in Existing Roll".
  • Scroll down and select Relation Type

  • Provide your updated Relation Type

  • Upload proof of Relation Type documents.

  • Provide declaration

  • Once you have entered all the details, click on "Preview & Submit" button.

Change Gender in Voter ID card

Follow the below steps to update your gender in Voter ID card online.

  • Choose whether you are applying for yourself or for others.
  • Verify Part Number and Serial Number

  • Choose "Correction of Entries in Existing Roll".
  • Scroll down and select Gender

  • Provide your updated gender

  • Upload proof of Gender documents.

  • Provide declaration

  • Once you have entered all the details, click on "Preview & Submit" button.

Change Name of the relative in Voter ID Card

Follow the below steps to update your Relative's Name in Voter ID card online.

  • Choose whether you are applying for yourself or for others.
  • Verify Part Number and Serial Number

  • Choose "Correction of Entries in Existing Roll".
  • Scroll down and select Relative Name

  • Provide your updated Relative Name

  • Upload proof of Relative Name documents.

  • Provide declaration

  • Once you have entered all the details, click on "Preview & Submit" button.

 

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