Voter ID: corrections, change of address, new card, removing a name
Correct your details on the electoral roll, move your entry to a new address, get a new card for a lost or damaged one, ask for a dead person's name to be removed, or give your Aadhaar number.
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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: People already on the electoral roll in Telangana. To object to someone else's name, you must be a voter in that constituency. If you have come here from another state, see the "Registering as a voter and getting a voter ID" guide.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- Which of these are you?
- What do you want to do?
- What happened to your card?
- Why should the name be removed?
- How will you apply?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
Another route for you
The rules differ for Indian citizens living abroad. If you are registered as an overseas elector (Form 6A), Form 8 (corrections and shifting) and Form 7 (objections and deletions) apply to you too (Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, rule 8B(2)). But overseas electors get no voter ID card (EPIC): you vote in person with your original passport. So the steps here about a new card and the e-EPIC do not apply to you. Tell the ERO when your address abroad changes. When you come back to live in India, tell the ERO so that your overseas entry is deleted, and register with Form 6 where you live.
→ Not registered yet? The voter registration guide explains Form 6A for Indian citizens living abroad. If you are still on the roll as an ordinary voter at your home address, ask the ERO what applies to you: by ECI's manual, an overseas elector gives back the old voter ID card when applying with Form 6A.
→ Registering as a voter and getting a voter ID
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This route does not apply to your situation
Only Indian citizens can be registered as voters: a person who is not a citizen of India cannot be enrolled (Representation of the People Act, 1950, section 16). An OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not a citizen of India (Ministry of Home Affairs notification S.O. 1050(E), 4 March 2021), and is not entitled to vote (Citizenship Act, 1955, section 7B(2)). So updating an entry on the roll or getting a new voter ID card does not apply to you.
→ If your name is still on an electoral roll in India from before, you can ask for your own name to be deleted with Form 7; "not an Indian citizen" is one of the reasons on it. Give the form to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of that constituency, or file it online on the Voters' Service Portal.
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This route does not apply to your situation
Only Indian citizens can be registered as voters: a person who is not a citizen of India cannot be enrolled (Representation of the People Act, 1950, section 16). People who stopped being Indian citizens when they took another country's citizenship cannot be enrolled either (ECI's Manual on Electoral Rolls). So updating an entry on the roll or getting a new voter ID card does not apply to you.
→ If your name is still on an electoral roll in India from before, you can ask for your own name to be deleted with Form 7; "not an Indian citizen" is one of the reasons on it. Give the form to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of that constituency, or file it online on the Voters' Service Portal.
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2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
Any one of: water, electricity or gas connection bill for that address (for at least a year), Aadhaar card, current passbook of a nationalised or scheduled bank or the post office, Indian passport, Revenue Department land records, registered rent or lease deed (if you rent), registered sale deed (if you own the house). If you have none of these, you may give another document and write its name on the form.
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Details
Any document that supports the correction you ask for. Write its name in the space on the form.
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Details
Recent, unsigned, white background, 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm.
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Details
If you don't have it: That guide says how to report the loss to the police.
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If you don't have it: That guide says how to get a death certificate.
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Proving the reason is up to the person who applies.
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Details
If you have no Aadhaar, any one of: MGNREGA job card; bank or post office passbook with photo; health insurance smart card under the Ministry of Labour scheme; driving licence; PAN card; smart card issued by the RGI under the NPR; Indian passport; pension document with photo; service identity card with photo issued to employees by the Central or State Government, PSUs or public limited companies; official identity card of an MP, MLA or MLC; UDID card from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India
First find your entry (or the entry of the person to be removed) on the electoral roll, and note the EPIC number and the details.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
This search page works only with JavaScript, and we could not see its screens. ECI's manual says you can search by name and a relative's name, or by EPIC number.
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- Do this nowIf: I have moved house within Telangana: change to my new address
In Form 8, tick "shifting of residence".
Give your name, EPIC number, mobile number and the new address where you now live; tick the proof of address you are giving and attach a copy. The same form is used whether you moved within your constituency or out of it.
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- Do this nowIf: Correct a mistake in my details (name, age, photo and so on)
In Form 8, tick "correction of entries" and tick the box of the detail to correct.
Write the correct detail, attach a supporting document and write its name. To change your photo, add a new photo.
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The manual says small slips such as spelling or transliteration errors may be fixed without Form 8 when the card is made; ask your BLO whether yours is one.
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- Do this nowIf: My card is lost or damaged: I need a new one
In Form 8, tick "replacement EPIC without correction".
Give your name, EPIC number and mobile number.
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- Do this nowIf: Lost or stolen
Attach a copy of the police report or FIR of the lost card.
The "lost documents" guide says how to get it.
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- Do this nowIf: Lost in a flood, fire or other disaster
In Form 8, section 3, tick "Destroyed due to reason beyond control like floods, fire, other natural disaster etc.".
No police report is needed and there is no charge.
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- Do this nowIf: Torn or damaged (I still have it)
Return the damaged old card to the ERO with the form.
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- Do this nowIf: Mark me as a voter with a disability
In Form 8, tick "Request for marking as Person with Disability".
In section 4 tick the category (locomotive, visual, deaf and dumb, or any other: describe it), write the percentage of disability, and tick whether a certificate is attached (Yes or No).
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- Do this nowIf: Remove a name (someone who died, moved away, or is listed twice), or object to a name
Fill in Form 7: your name, EPIC number and mobile number; whether it is an objection or a deletion; one reason (death, under age, absent or permanently shifted, already enrolled, not an Indian citizen); and the person's name, surname, EPIC number and address.
To object to someone else's name you must be a voter in the same constituency.
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- Do this nowIf: The person has died
If you have the death certificate, attach a copy and tick "Yes" against "Death Certificate attached".
If you do not have it, tick "No" and still give Form 7: the BLO checks and reports to the ERO.
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- Do this nowIf: Another reason: moved away for good, listed twice, under age, not an Indian citizen, or it is my own name
Attach proof of the reason you give; proving it is up to you.
A false statement on the form is an offence: up to one year in prison, a fine, or both.
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- Do this nowIf: Give my Aadhaar number (Form 6B)
Fill in Form 6B: your name, constituency, EPIC number and Aadhaar number.
If you have no Aadhaar, tick that box and give a copy of one document from the list. Giving your Aadhaar is your choice; your name is not removed from the roll if you do not.
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- Do this nowIf: Give my Aadhaar number (Form 6B)If: Online: the Voters' Service Portal or the ECINET app
Online, you can verify it yourself with an OTP sent to the mobile registered with your Aadhaar.
If you do not want to, or it fails, you can submit the form with the documents without it.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The portal and the app open only with JavaScript, and we could not see their screens. By ECI's manual, online forms let you upload scanned documents and a photo. If you cannot apply online, give a paper form to your BLO.
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- Do this nowIf: Online: the Voters' Service Portal or the ECINET app
Choose the form on the Voters' Service Portal or in the ECINET app, fill in the details, upload the documents and submit.
Note down the reference number you get.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The portal and the app open only with JavaScript, and we could not see their screens. By ECI's manual, online forms let you upload scanned documents and a photo. If you cannot apply online, give a paper form to your BLO.
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- Do this nowIf: On a paper form, through the BLO or at the ERO's office
Fill in the paper form (two copies for Forms 7 and 8) and attach self-attested copies of the documents.
Give it to your BLO, or at the ERO or AERO office of your constituency. If you have moved, give it to the ERO of the constituency of your new address.
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- Do this nowIf: I have moved house within Telangana: change to my new address / Correct a mistake in my details (name, age, photo and so on) / Remove a name (someone who died, moved away, or is listed twice), or object to a name
The ERO puts the application on the notice board for 7 days for objections, may send the BLO to check, and then decides.
If in doubt, the ERO sends a notice of hearing; for Form 7, to both the objector and the person objected to.
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- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India
If you applied online, check the status on the portal or the app with your reference number.
For any application you can also call 1950.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The portal and the app open only with JavaScript, and we could not see their screens. If it does not work there, call 1950.
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- Do this nowIf: I have moved house within Telangana: change to my new address / Correct a mistake in my details (name, age, photo and so on)
Once the ERO approves, a new card with the same EPIC number comes free by speed post.
It does not say "Duplicate".
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- Do this nowIf: My card is lost or damaged: I need a new one
Once the ERO approves, a new card with the same EPIC number comes free by speed post.
It does not say "Duplicate".
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ECI's June 2025 procedure gives 15 days after a roll update (a new enrolment or changed details); it does not say whether that also covers replacing a lost card with no change in the roll. Ask at 1950.
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- Do this nowIf: I have moved house within Telangana: change to my new address / Correct a mistake in my details (name, age, photo and so on) / My card is lost or damaged: I need a new one
When the new card comes, return the old card to the ERO at once if you have it.
If a lost card turns up later, return it too.
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- Do this nowIf: I have moved house within Telangana: change to my new address / Correct a mistake in my details (name, age, photo and so on) / My card is lost or damaged: I need a new one
If you want, download the electronic copy of the card (e-EPIC) from the portal or the app with your EPIC number.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The portal and the app open only with JavaScript, and we could not see their screens. If it does not work there, call 1950.
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If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedYou can appeal against the ERO's order to the District Election Officer (DEO) within 15 days: a memo signed by you with a copy of the order, handed in or sent by registered post to arrive in time.
You can appeal against the ERO's order to the District Election Officer (DEO) within 15 days: a memo signed by you with a copy of the order, handed in or sent by registered post to arrive in time. Against the appeal decision you can appeal again to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Telangana, within 30 days. Or fix the problem and apply again.
District Election Officer (DEO); then the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana · Open the official page
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If it is lateIf the decision is late or the new card does not come, call 1950, or lodge a complaint on the portal or in the ECINET app.
If the decision is late or the new card does not come, call 1950, or lodge a complaint on the portal or in the ECINET app. You can follow the complaint with its reference number.
1950 (election helpline, toll-free)
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AlsoIf your name was removed wrongly, you can appeal to the District Election Officer in time, or apply again at any time with Form 6.
If your name was removed wrongly, you can appeal to the District Election Officer in time, or apply again at any time with Form 6. ECI's SIR order asks for the Declaration Form along with Form 6 "henceforth" and gives no end date; ask your BLO or 1950 whether it is still asked for (the "Registering as a voter and getting a voter ID" guide explains the form).
District Election Officer (DEO); then the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana · Open the official page
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If you are asked for more moneyThe forms and the new card are free.
The forms and the new card are free. Do not pay anyone who asks for money to get it done; call 1950 and report it.
1950 (election helpline, toll-free)
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Official websites for this work
- Voters' services (Election Commission) Register as a voter, change details, voter card
- Search the voter list Check whether your name is on the voter list
Related guides
The 13 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Guidelines for filling up the application Form-7Election Commission of India (Voters' Service Portal), Items 1 to 5 (items 1(a), 1(b) and 3: deletion of the applicant's own name; reasons include "not an Indian citizen") · read on 30-10-2026
- Guidelines for filling up the application Form-8Election Commission of India (Voters' Service Portal), Items 1 to 7 · read on 30-10-2026
- Form-6B: Letter of Information of Aadhaar number for the purpose of electoral roll authentication (Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, rule 26A)Ministry of Law and Justice, Gazette of India (Extraordinary), on ECI's Voters' Service Portal, Gazette page 37: the whole form, options (i) and (ii) with the eleven other documents · read on 30-10-2026
- Manual on Electoral Rolls, March 2023 (Document 10, Edition 2; Document No. 324.6.ERD:MB:10:2023)Election Commission of India (copy on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana), Printed pages 7 (the 1950 call centres), 42-43 (para 8.2, proof of residence), 72-73 (deletion of dead electors), 99-102 (chapter 12: 7-day notice, appeals), 107 (deceased electors), 126-128 (paras 14.7.2 minor corrections, 14.8 replacement EPIC: same number, no "Duplicate", free, police report or none after a disaster, 32-37 days, Form 8; 14.9 speed post), 148-153 (chapter 18: online forms, electoral search, tracking, e-EPIC, complaints), 380-385 (FAQs: Form 8 for shifting and corrections, Form 7 for deletions, appeals); for who may apply: 35-36 (para 6.2: a voter must be a citizen of India; section 16 of the 1950 Act), 142-144 (chapter 16: overseas electors, section 20A, rule 8B, Form 6A, no EPIC, voting with the original passport), 381-382 and 384-385 (FAQs: non-citizens and former citizens cannot be enrolled; NRIs and Form 6A); printed page 107 (para 13.6.2.3: a dead elector's name is deleted on a death certificate, or Form 7 from relatives, neighbours or friends, or the Booth Level Officer's report); printed pages 253-257 (Annexures 8.1, 9 and 10; PDF pages 270-274): Forms 6B, 7 and 8 as printed in the Manual, read from the page images · read on 30-10-2026
- Press release: amendments to the R.P. Act 1950 and the Registration of Electors Rules in force from 1 August 2022 (new forms, four qualifying dates, voluntary Aadhaar)Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi (explaining the Election Commission of India's national rules) · read on 30-10-2026
- Press note: ECI to launch a single-point app, ECINET, subsuming over 40 existing appsElection Commission of India (press note on the Government of Sikkim website), Apps to be subsumed, including the Voter Helpline App (04-05-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- ADC Longleng informs on ECINETDepartment of Information and Public Relations, Government of Nagaland (relaying the Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland), Services on the ECINET web portal and app (10-07-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Voters' Service Portal, home pageElection Commission of India, Home page (it needs JavaScript; only its title could be read) · read on 30-10-2026
- Electoral search (Voters' Services Portal)Election Commission of India, Home page (it needs JavaScript; only its title could be read) · read on 30-10-2026
- Notification S.O. 1050(E) dated 4 March 2021: rights of Overseas Citizen of India cardholders (Citizenship Act, 1955, section 7B(1))Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), No. 962), Rights (1) to (5); Explanation (1): an OCI cardholder is a foreign national holding a foreign passport and is not a citizen of India (04-03-2021) · read on 30-10-2026
- Benefits to which OCI Cardholder is not entitled toConsulate General of India, Birmingham (Ministry of External Affairs), The whole page: no right to vote, as specified in section 7B(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 · read on 30-10-2026
- ECI to fast-track EPIC delivery, electors to get EPICs within 15 days of updation in the electoral rollsDepartment of Information and Public Relations, Government of Nagaland (relaying the Election Commission of India), Whole notice: ECI's new standard operating procedure delivers the EPIC within 15 days of an update in the electoral roll (a new enrolment or a change in an elector's particulars); each stage tracked from EPIC generation by the ERO to delivery by the Department of Posts; SMS to the elector at each stage; an IT module on ECINet (19-06-2025) · read on 01-11-2026
- Letter No. 23/2025-ERS (Vol.II) dated 14 May 2026: SIR of Electoral Roll, with annexures (order and guidelines of 24 June 2025, Aadhaar letter of 9 September 2025, Enumeration Form, Declaration Form, last intensive revision dates, schedule)Election Commission of India (letter to the Chief Electoral Officers of 19 States and Union Territories, Telangana among them; the copy read is on the website of the Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society), The address (Telangana is among the 19 Chief Electoral Officers written to); letter paras 2(c), 2(d), 2(e), 2(f), 2(g) and 2(h); order of 24 June 2025, para 15; its guidelines 4(b), 4(c), 5(d) and 5(e); Annexure-II (Aadhaar as the 12th document, for identity only); Annexure-IV (Declaration Form and its information sheet); Annexure-V, row 17 (Telangana's last intensive revision: qualifying date 01.01.2002); Annexure-VI (Telangana: qualifying date 01.10.2026 and the schedule) (14-05-2026) · read on 11-11-2026