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Gazette notification is required for name change in Voter card

Gazette Notification

for Name Change in Voter ID Card

Your voter card is an important document. It serves as one of your primary identification documents. If you need to change your name or surname after marriage or for any other reason, you must update all your identification documents, including your voter ID. Your voter card is required for voting and also serves as proof of identity. To change  name on voter card, you must obtain a gazette notification. This document is legal proof of your name change.

What is Gazette Notification

for Name Change in Voter ID Card

The Gazette Notification for Name Change is an official document issued by the Government of India. It is a magazine for publishing official announcements. By publishing the name change in this Gazette, the Gazette confirms that the name change is legally valid. You will have to provide this Gazette Notification as proof of your new name at the voter service portal for name change in Voter card 

The Gazette Notification for Name Change acts as legal proof. Based on this, the name change in your voter card will be processed.

Why

Gazette Required for​

Name Change in Voter ID Card

A gazette notification for name change in voter card is official proof that a person’s name has been legally changed. This is valid everywhere. A name change on a voter card cannot be done without proof. Providing proof of the new name is mandatory. For this, you need a gazette notification to change name on voter card.

This name change gazette notification also allows you to change your name on other documents, such as your PAN card, passport, voter ID card, share certificate, and others.

Process of Publish Name Change in Gazette Notification

Follow this process to have your name change notification published in the gazette.

Affidavit

Prepare an affidavit with stamp paper. Your old name and new name and address must be written

Newspaper

Publish AD name change in state's local newspaper. This acts as a public announcement

Gazette

Apply for publish name change in gazette. Submit affidavit, newspaper, and documents along with it

Voter Card

Go to nearest voter centre, fill out name change form, and submit a copy of the gazette notification

Document

For the Gazette Notification Process

Several documents are required to apply for a name change on a voter card through the Gazette Notification. Some of these documents include

  • Name Change Affidavit 
  • Advertisement in Local Newspaper
  • Passport-Size Photograph
  • Identity Proof (Old Aadhaar/PAN/Voter ID Card)
  • Gazette Name Change Application Form
  • CD Drive (Digital Format)
  • Fee Payment Receipt

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Use the gazette notification to change your name on other documents, such as identity cards, bank and LIC documents, service awards, and educational certificates. The gazette notification is accepted for all government and non-government purposes.

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To apply for a name change in voter ID card, you must fill out Form 8 online at the official Voter Service Portal or offline at the Electoral Registration Office (ERO). You need to submit supporting documents like proof of identity (Aadhaar, PAN) and a legal document for the change, such as a Marriage Certificate, Affidavit, or gazette for name change.

The Name Change Process involves filling out Form 8 (Application for Correction of Entries in Electoral Roll) either online on the official voter portal or offline. You must select the 'Name' correction option and upload a copy of your Gazette Notification as the supporting document for the name change.

While the Gazette Notification is the primary document for a legal name change, other documents like an Aadhaar card, Passport, or PAN card, reflecting the new name, may also be submitted as supporting proof along with Form 8.

 

Gazette for Name Change is typically only required if you have legally changed your name and want to update your voter card to reflect this new legal identity. For simple corrections of a spelling mistake, other proof documents may be sufficient.

To update your personal details, including a Name Change in voter id, you must use Form 8, which is available on the Election Commission of India's Voter Service Portal (VSP) or at the local Electoral Registration Office (ERO).

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