Explanator: How can you make the voter identification card in India? Can citizens of other countries do it too? Learn rules related to the voting card – eSHOP24X7

After the terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, India ordered the Pakistani citizens to leave the country immediately. After this, hundreds of Pakistani citizens of all the states of the country left India and moved to Pakistan. However, throughout this process, some people affirmed that they have necessary documents of India. It also includes the Aadhaar card, the voting eye and the ration cards. One of those people, Osama, said that in 2008 he had moved from Rawalpindi, Pakistan to Baramulla in Kashmir. He said that despite being the citizenship of Pakistan, he voted in India. A FIR has currently been registered against him.

Voting eye -related rules

In such a situation, the big question is how can a citizen of another country vote in India? Let us know the answer to this question, what are the rules related to the identification of voters (voter eye) in India? In fact, article 326 of the Constitution of India establishes that each Indian citizen of 18 years or more has the right to vote in the elections to Lok Sabha and the state/union territories. If a person is not a citizen of India, then his voter identification card cannot be done.

Voters can be disqualified in the list

At the same time, section 16 of the representation of the Public Representation Law of 1950 has been explained in detail. There are reasons why a person can be disqualified for registration in the voter list. The disqualification can occur when a person “is not a citizen of India”, if he “is of an upset mind and has been declared by a competent court”, if he is not qualified to vote under the provisions of any law related to corrupt conduct and other crimes in relation to the elections. “

Condition to cut the name of the voter list.

Registration is made from form 6

At the same time, the new voters must fill in form 6 to register in the voter list. This form issues the Electoral Commission of India. To join the voter list through Form 6, the applicant must provide conscious copies of the age test and the address test. Although the applicant does not need to present evidence of citizenship, the form implies the declaration of citizenship, which the applicant needs to sign. If the ad is false, the applicant can face actions in accordance with section 31 of the RP Law. Under this, there is a prison provision for one year or penalty or punishment of both.

What happens after filling Form 6?

At the same time, after receiving the entire form, the election registration officer (ERO) examines all claims and objections made by the applicant. At the same time, when necessary, we also issue notices for the audience. Apart from this, we make a final decision on this request. The Cabin Level (BL) officer appointed by the Elections Registration Officer (ERO) has to raise claims and objections of the ERO or Ero assistant.

How is citizens determine?

According to the ECI manual with respect to the voter list, the ERO is responsible for ensuring that no person not qualified to the voter list is added. However, if there is no objection to the applicant for a new voter, citizens generally do not investigate. In addition, he affirms that when a claim is filed to the Ero, the officer must “satisfy himself that the applicant is a citizen of India, among other things.” Ero must consider all the evidence that the person in question may present during the investigation. The manual emphasizes that the ero must put its mind regardless without “being influenced by external ideas.”

How does the name of migrants bind?

The ECI Manual establishes: “It must be remembered that there is a willingness to appeal against the decision of the Elections Registry (ERO) officer. The responsibility for citizenship evidence will initially be in the applicant who requests to include his name in the voter list for the first time.” In the case of migrants from other parts of India, the Ero has to investigate with the District deo from which the contestants have come. If there is an objection against a applicant for not being a citizen, then in such a situation the obligation to provide evidence is in the objection. Here, the ero “may demand showing the evidence of the worried person that he is a citizen of India.”

How to add names of married women?

In the case of married women, who have changed their speech as a result of marriage and that they cannot present documentary evidence as evidence of citizenship, in such cases the Ero can trust the evidence that the single person be registered as voters. In such cases, the ERO can also trust the marriage test or the certificates issued by the head of the two villages where the woman lived before and after marriage.

How to request a voter card?

Go to the official website of the Electoral Commission https://voters.eci.gov.in/ and click voters.

If you have an ECI account, log in adding your mobile phone number, password and captcha or register to create a new account and then log in.
Click the 6.
Choose your status, district and assembly and place your data, as names, father/husband’s name, full address, AADHAR number, etc.
Upload the AADHAAR card photo of identity and addresses evidence.
Click Preview and send the Captcha code.
After clicking on the shipment, click on Pop-up on the screen.
The application will be deposited as soon as you click.

How to request the voter card.

The voting card will be made after verification

After sending the application, you will get a reference number. Save this reference number somewhere, with the help of this number, you can know the status of its application later. In addition to this, you can also download the access slip by clicking on the recognition. Let us tell you that after sending the application, your application will be verified at different levels. A few days after the completion of the verification, it will be generated by the online voting identification card and a few days later, the voting identification card will be sent to its address.

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