How do you change details in a voter ID card?

Last updated on May 28, 2024

You can apply to change your details provided in your Voter ID card only for the specific reasons given below1:

In case of incorrect name, age, Date of birth, etc.

If you wish to change or correct your name, photo, age, Voter ID Card Number or EPIC number, address, date of birth, gender, name of relative or type of relation in your voter ID card, you must fill Form 8 and submit it either online or physically to the Electoral Registration Officer.

In case of shifting houses within the constituency

If you are shifting your permanent place of residence within the same constituency, you must have your address changed in the electoral roll. In order to do so, you must fill Form 8A and submit it either online or physically to the Electoral Registration Officer.

In case you shift outside of your current constituency

If you are shifting your permanent residence to a place outside your constituency, you must have your name deleted from the present electoral roll or have someone file an application to remove your name for you. Once you have done this, you must re-register yourself as a new voter and check the box in Form 6 next to ‘due to shifting from another constituency’ and submit it to the Electoral Registration Officer.

  1. Voter Portal FAQ, Election Commission of India, available at https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/faq [↩]

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Yallamalli dani babu

December 24, 2024

My voter ID date of birth change

Isah shuaibu

May 22, 2025

I want to change my name and date of birth

Nyaaya

December 9, 2025

You can legally change your name and date of birth. There are certain procedures that needs to be followed. For change of name 1) You need to create an affidavit stating your old and new nme along with the reasons. 2) Publish a newspaper article ( both in local and english national newspaer) stating the change of your name. 3) Apply for name change in offical Gazette by showcasing the newspaper article, passport size photos, ID proof and pass port(if any). The procedure for the change of date of birth depends on the documnets in which you want to change the date. There shall be collection of all the documents that is required. The steps are more or less like that of change in name but it shall also be followed by various other steps if the change is in Aadhar, 10 certificate etc.

Ande sairaj

August 26, 2026

Date of birth please chenge

Yallamalli dani babu

December 24, 2024

2/2/1990

AG******9

S VIJAYALAKSHMY

March 10, 2025

How many times can I get my date of birth corrected in voter ID with bank passbook with photograph because first time name correction done but DOB was missing after 10 days again applied online for DOB second time DOB is wrong.after submissions saw now next time after how many days can l reapply online for the above.or may l know how many times can l apply for correction in DOB online for voter ld.As the mistake done from their end pl reply

Nyaaya

June 30, 2025

there is no specified limit on applying for correction in the voter ID card. you can fill Form 8 online on the website of election commission of india. I am attaching the link to the website here – https://voters.eci.gov.in/

యరగతపు అమ్మన్న

March 19, 2025

ఓటును ఎలా నమోదు చేసుకోవాలి నియోజకవర్గం మారాను నివాస స్థలం కూడా మారినాము కొత్త ప్లేస్ లో ఓటు ఎలా వస్తుంది

Ebem Jeophelina ulumma

August 22, 2025

I want to change my date of birth

Miracle Toma

August 27, 2025

I want to change my name and date of birth

Nyaaya

December 9, 2025

You can legally change your name and date of birth. There are certain procedures that needs to be followed. For change of name 1) You need to create an affidavit stating your old and new nme along with the reasons. 2) Publish a newspaper article ( both in local and english national newspaer) stating the change of your name. 3) Apply for name change in offical Gazette by showcasing the newspaper article, passport size photos, ID proof and pass port(if any). The procedure for the change of date of birth depends on the documnets in which you want to change the date. There shall be collection of all the documents that is required. The steps are more or less like that of change in name but it shall also be followed by various other steps if the change is in Aadhar, 10 certificate etc.

Ande sairaj

August 26, 2026

20/12/1999 chenge date of birth voter id

Vijayakumar

October 9, 2025

Howto change mobile number

F. T

April 5, 2026

to change the relative type, what document should be submitted?

Chaitali Banerjee

July 4, 2026

I WANT TO CHANGE DATE OF BRITH OF MY MOTHER IN VOTER ID CARD

Nyaaya

September 19, 2026

Steps to change your Date of Birth in Voter ID Card:
1. Go to Citizens Service Portal by Election Commission of India at https://voters.eci.gov.in
2. Fill form 8, which is for Correction of Entries in Electoral Information. A Guidelines document to fill the form are also attached in the same section.
3. Fill in concerned person’s EPIC Number and required Captcha after clicking on “Fill form 8”.
4. Tick in the appropriate boxes of details you need to get changed.(Date of Birth in this case)
5. You are also required to attach the valid documents supporting your claim.(Birth certificate or Aadhar card or PAN card to be attached showing the corrected Date of Birth)
6. Submit the form and after necessary approval and ratification, a replacement EPIC would be issues upon your return of the old one.
OR
Fill the physical copy of ‘Form 8’, attach valid supporting documents relating to concerned rectification, with your old EPIC, then submit these to the concerned Electoral Registration Officer. Hereby, you will be issued a new EPIC upon necessary checks.

V.marimuthu

July 20, 2026

I want change photos and phone number

Suman Yadav

September 11, 2026

Subhadra Sena hai usko hatwakar Suman Yadav likhvana hai main khairagarh se hun mera naam galat ho gaye hain jis din Maine apna Aadhar Card banaya use din mera naam galat ho gaye hain main khairagarh se hun bahut din se TRAI kar rahi hun Ho nahin raha hai voting mein kyunki mera naam jodna bahut jaruri hai

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