Friends …. it is high time that we should start participating in building our country. The very first step to it is selecting the right candidates for the parliament. After watching the ‘no confidence’ motion on TV last month, I cursed all politicians but when I gave a thought I felt myself equally responsible for the situation. For many of us, election day is a national holiday. A large percentage of us are not even registered as Voters. On any election day we plan to take a vacation, go out and relax. We have to change this attitude and have to understand our responsibilities as a citizen. Also, at the same time these politicians should not take us for granted, there politic majorly rely only on religion, regional and caste.
The more we actively participate in the electoral system, the more we will rise above all these issues. Every state has it’s office of ‘The Chief Electoral Officer’, also for each state there is separate website from where you can get more detailed information and forms to get your voter i-card. If you google “The Chief Electoral Officer of <state name>” you will find that states website. Below is the list of forms that you need to fill in order to get your name registered in voter’s list and for voter’s i-card.
| Form 6 | Application for inclusion of name in electoral roll after draft publication of draft roll (if your name is not included in the draft roll). |
| Form ID ECI-EPIC-001B | Submission of photograph (Optional) for preparation of Elector Photo Identity Card & Photo Electoral Roll. |
The above forms are links to Electoral Office of AP, but the forms are same across India, so you can download from anywhere.
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