When you change your home address, your polling area also changes. So, if you do not update the address in your voter ID card, you will have to go to your old constituency to cast your vote. To avoid this problem, it is important to update your new address on time so that you can vote in your new constituency.
Process to change address
You can change the address in your Voter ID card through Voter Helpline APP. You can download and install this app from Google Play Store. Let us know which steps you have to follow for this.
Step 1: Install Voter Helpline App from Google Play Store.
Step 2: If you already have an account then login with your registered mobile number and password, if you are using this app for the first time then create a new account.
Step 3: After login, click on Voter Registration icon.
Step 4: Click on Form 8 “Correction of entries”.
Step 5: Click on Let’s Start.
Step 6: If you know your Voter Id number then click on Yes otherwise click on No and click on Next.
Step 7: Now fill your Voter Id number, select your state and click on fetch details. After that click on Proceed.
Step 8: Now check your Voter Id details and then click on Next.
Step 9: Fill your Mobile number and click on Next.
Step 10: Click on “Shifting of Residence” and then click on Next.
Step 11: Now fill your new address here, select the district of your new address, select the Assembly Constituency, select the document required for address proof and upload it after self attesting it and then click on Next. Keep in mind that the size of the document you are uploading should not be more than 2MB.
Step 12: In the next step, fill your name and place and click on Done.
Step 13: Scroll to check the preview of Form 8 filled by you and click on Confirm.
Step 14: Your form has been submitted, now you will get a reference id number, note it down and click on OK.
Step 15: To know the status of your application, click on Voter Registration icon, click on Track status of your form.
Step 16: Now fill your reference id here and select the state, then click on Track status.
Now you will get to know the status of your application here. If your application is accepted then your new address will be updated in your Voter ID number.
Changing the address in Voter ID card is an important task which every voter should do on time. This process of changing the address is very easy and Election Commission of India has made it easy. So if you have changed your address then without any delay update the address in your Voter ID card and exercise your right in your new constituency.