FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS :VOTERS ENROLLMENT PROCESS Q 1. Who is eligible for enrolment as a Voter? Ans. (a) Every Citizen Who is 18 years old on the qualifying date( 1st January of the concerned year, unless disqualified is eligible to be enrolled) (b) Enrolment only at ordinary place of residence. (c) Enrolment only at one place. (d) Overseas Indian deemed to be ordinarily resident at address given in passport. (e) Service Voters deemed to be ordinarily resident at their home address. Q.2 Who is disqualified to become voter? Ans. Only persons who are of unsound mind and have been declared so by a competent court or disqualified due to ‘Corrupt Practices’ or offences relating to elections are not entitled to be registered in the electoral rolls. Q 3. Which is the relevant date for determining the age qualification of 18 years? ? Ans. According to Section 14 (b) of the R. P. Act, 1950, the qualifying date means the first day of January of the year in which the electoral roll is prepared or revised. Q 4. Suppose you have completed 18 years of age today. Can you get yourself registered as voter.? Ans: No . You can get yourself registered as Voter only on Ist January or thereafter of the year in which the electoral roll is prepared or revised. Q 5. What proof of residence do I need to show to get enrolled as a voter.? Ans: You can show any proof of residence like Passport, Bank Pass Book, Driving license etc. or any Govt. document to facilitate the work of registration. Q 6. Can a non –Citizen of India become a voter.? Ans: . No . A person who is not a citizen of India cannot be registered as a voter. Article 326 of the Constitution read with Sec. 16 of R. P. Act, 1950 clarify the point. Q 7. Can a non resident Indian Citizen become a voter.? Ans. Yes, according to the provisions of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010, a person who is a citizen of India and who has not acquired the citizenship of any other country and is otherwise eligible to be registered as a voter and who is absenting from his place of ordinary residence in India owing to his employment, education or otherwise is eligible to be registered as a voter in the constituency in which his place of residence in India as mentioned in his passport is located. Q 8. If I am working and living in Delhi , Can I be a voter in my native village.? Ans. No . If you are working in Delhi and residing there, you are an ordinary resident of Delhi in terms of Sec 19 (b). Therefore you can be enrolled at Delhi only and not in your native village. Q 9. Can one be enrolled at more than one place.? Ans. No . A person cannot be enrolled as a voter in more than one place in the same constituency or in more than one constituency in view of the provisions contained under Sec. 17 and 18 of R. P. Act, 1950. Q 10. How Can I enrol/ register as a new voter and get Voter ID Card ? What are various modes available to an eligible voter for an enrolment.? Ans. You have to submit a filled in Form - 6 and submit it to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of the Assembly Constituency and your name will be included in the electoral roll as a voter. There are various ways to submit Form-6. These are as follows: 1. Online Application: Step 1. Log on to eci.nic.in or ceodelhi.gov.in, or respective states Chief Electoral Officer (CEOs) websites where new voter ordinarily resides . Click on tab “ Online Voter Registration” Step 2. Sign up to obtain a user name and password. Step 3. Upload one passport size colour photo in the space mentioned. (mandatory) Step 4. Upload the proof of residence and age (optional). In case you are unable to upload, the Booth Level Officer (BLO) may also collect the documents from your house. 2. By Post: Step 1. Download Form-6 from eci.nic.in or respective states CEOs websites. Fill it and attach documents. Step 2. Post it to the voter’s centre of your constituency.
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