The Election Commission of India
issues the Voter ID card to every adult citizen. It is not only needed as
identity proof while casting vote but it also serves as an identity proof, age
proof as well as address proof for placed where identity needs to be verified. Voter
ID card also helps to easily buy e-tickets, like tickets for railways, book
hotels, or seek admission in highly secured public places. It is one of the
most important documents which need to be kept safe for showing as proof at
many crucial places.
But despite being careful, one
may lose the card due to theft, damage or it can get lost somewhere. Losing the
voter ID card can deprive one of a lot of privileges. For such cases, the
election commission has a provision of issuing duplicate Voter ID card. You can
get them online as well as offline. Here
are the steps –
1.
The first step as soon as you misplace your card
is to lodge an FIR. The copy of the FIR must be kept safe and secure for the
proceedings in getting the duplicate card.
2.
Open the website of election commission of
India.
3.
Download Form 002 for issuance of voter ID
card’s duplicate.
4.
Fill up the form completely and carefully so
that no section is left.
5.
Attach FIR, proof of identification and other
mandatory documents and submit it to the local election registration office.
These mandatory documents include a document that certifies your identification
proof like a copy of your passport, pan card, driving license, or ration card.
You may also need to attach a document that certifies your place of residence
or address like a copy of your telephone bill, gas bill, electricity bill, and
so on.
After submission you will be
provided with a receipt for receiving the documents. You can also check your
duplicate Voter ID status online on the website and make enquiry about the
expected time of the voter card delivery. You can check the status of your card
from time to time online. If you have not submitted all the documents like copy
of FIR, etc. you may not be issued the card. So be careful while submitting the
documents. Every state is responsible for issuing the ID-card for voters of
that particular state. In exchange of getting the duplicate card, you may need
to pay a nominal amount.
India is one of the largest democratic countries in the world. The principle of the democracy denotes – “For the people, of the people and by the people".
ReplyDeleteTherefore, the Government of India came up with this idea of providing separate Voter identity cards for the voters in the year 1993 and since then, the Voter ID cards have been issued to all the eligible voters.