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All Indian citizens who are aged 18 years or above are eligible to give a vote.

Who is eligible to vote?

All Indian citizens who are of the age 18 years on the qualifying date are eligible to give or cast their vote. There are three categories of electors in India:

– General electors

– Overseas (NRI) electors

– Service electors

How to register as a voter:

Citizens can file an application, before the Electoral Registration Officer/Assistant Electoral Registration Officer of their constituency as prescribed in Form-6.

There are several ways to file the application.

– The application, which is accompanied or lead by several copies of the important documents, can be filed in, before the concerned of the Electoral Registration Officer/Assistant Electoral Registration Officer.

– It can be sent by post to the Booth Level Officer of the polling area or handed over to her/him.

– You can also file the application online.

How to apply online:

– People can go to the National Voters’ Service Portal — www.nvsp.in

– You can click on the option ‘Apply Online for Registration of New Voter’

– A new window with Form-6 will open

– Fill up the form and click on the ‘submit’ button

Documents required with Form-6:

• One recent passport-sized colored photograph
• Needed the Photocopies of documentary proof of age and residence

What next?

• After receiving the Form-6, the Electoral Registration Officer will display a copy of the form on the notice board inviting objections, if there is any, within a period of one or two weeks.
• The Electoral Registration Officer also asked the concerned Booth Level Officer to visit the applicant’s residence and verify the documents or information provided in the form.
• The Electoral Registration Officer will order the inclusion of name in the electoral roll if Form-6 is complete in all aspects and no person has the right to raise any objection.

What is the voting process at the polling booth?

— The polling official will check your name in the voter list and also check your ID proof.

— The official will ink your index finger, give you a slip and take your signature on a register (Form 17A).

— You will have to deposit the slip with the third polling official and show your inked finger and then proceed to the polling booth.

— Record your vote by pressing the ballot button opposite the symbol of the candidate of your choice on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM); you will hear a beep sound.

— Check the slip that appears in the transparent window of the VVPAT machine. The slip with the Candidate serial No., Name and Symbol shall be visible for 7 seconds before it drops in the sealed VVPAT box.

First-time voters must keep in mind that their phone, camera or any other gadget is not allowed inside the polling booth.

How to check your name on the voter list?

1. Logging on to in
2. Calling the Voter Helpline 1950
3. SMS <ECI> _ <EPIC No> to 1950 (EPIC stands for Electors Photo Identity Card also commonly known as a Voter ID card).
4. Download Voter Helpline App

How to find your polling booth

• Voters can use the Voter Helpline App to find their polling booth or go to in
• Voters can also call the Voter Helpline number, 1950
• For Polling station location SMS <ECIPS> space <EPIC No> to 1950

What can serve as identity proof?

— EPIC (Voter ID card)

— Passport

— Driving License

— Passbooks

— PAN Card

— MNREGA Job Card

— Health Insurance Smart Card (issued by the government)

— Pension document

— Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs

— Aadhar Card

What are the Lok Sabha Election 2019 dates?

Lok Sabha elections 2019 start on April 11 and will end on May 19.

Phase 1 – April 11

Phase 2 – April 18

Phase 3 – April 23

Phase 4 – April 29

Phase 5 – May 6

Phase 6 – May 12

Phase 7 – May 19

The results of the Lok Sabha Election 2019 will be announced on May 23.