Steps to Link Voter ID with an Aadhaar Card The process to establish a Voter card Aadhaar card link is called seeding. The government’s new campaign to eliminate duplicate voters offers individuals several ways to carry out this process.
The government initiative to make citizens link Aadhaar and EPIC is one of its many attempts to reduce the circulation of black money in the economy. Possessing multiple Voter cards might not be a punishable crime. However, having more than one Voter ID card with your name as a Voter is illegal.
Therefore, linking the two documents can help you avoid such
inconveniences while abiding by the legal importance of the Aadhaar card and
Voter ID.
Following is a detailed discourse on how to link Aadhaar to Voter Card via each of the available channels.
After completing the above process, you will receive a notification informing you of the successful registration of the Voter ID link with the Aadhaar card online.
Link Through Official Website
The linking of Aadhaar with voter ID can be done on National Voter Service Portal (NVSP). Once You visit their website, the following steps should be followed.
- Step 1: Visit the NVSP and click on ‘Forms’ option.
- Step 2: If you are registered, enter your user name, password and captcha code and click ‘Login’.
- Step 3: If you are registered, click on ‘Don’t have account, Register as a new user’ option. Enter your mobile number, captcha code and click on ‘Send OTP’. Enter the required details, such as OTP, your EPIC number, password and click on ‘Register’ button.
- Step 4: Click on ‘Form 6B’. Select the state and your Assembly/Parliamentary Constituency.
- Step 5: Enter your personal details, enter OTP, Aadhaar number and click on the ‘Preview’ button.
- Step 6: Click on ‘Submit’. A reference number will be given to track your application.
Link Through SMS
In case you are unable to complete the Aadhaar-EPIC linking
procedure online, know how to link Aadhaar to Voter ID by SMS.
- Step 1: Type an SMS in the given format. ECILINK<SPACE><EPIC No.>< SPACE><Aadhaar No.>
- Step 2: Send it to 51969 or 166 from your registered mobile number.
Link via Voter Helpline App?
You can link the Aadhaar card to your Voter ID by downloading the Voter Helpline App from Google Play Store or App Store. Follow the below steps to link Aadhaar with your Voter ID on the Voter Helpline App:
- Step 1: Download the Voter Helpline App from Google Play Store or App Store.
- Step 2: After setting it up, select the ‘Voter Registration’ option.
- Step 3: Click on the ‘Electoral Authentication Form (Form 6B)’ and select ‘Lets Start’.
- Step 4: Enter the official mobile number linked to your Aadhaar card.
- Step 5: Enter the OTP sent to the registered number and click on ‘Verify’.
- Step 6: Next, select ‘Yes I Have Voter ID’, click on ‘Next’. Enter your Voter ID number (EPIC) and the required details.
- Step 7: Click on ‘Proceed’, enter the Aadhaar number, place of authentication, registered mobile number and click on ‘Done’ button.
- Step 8: Check the details and click on ‘Confirm’ for the submission of your Form 6B. You will receive the reference number to track the status of your application.
Link Through Offline
Individuals finding difficulty in completing the linking
procedure via all the above means can resort to linking Aadhaar card and Voter
card offline.
- Step 1: Visit your nearest Booth Level Officer (BLO). You can locate one from the
- Step 2: Submit an application to perform the Voter card Aadhaar card link.
- Step 3: Alternatively, you can search by EPIC no. and state under the second option.
- Step 4: After entering the required details, type the security code and click on “Search.”
- Step 5: If your entered information matches with that in the government database, the next page will display all your Voter ID details.
- Step 6: Now, click on the “Feed Aadhaar No.” option on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Step 7: Next, you will see a pop-up window where you need to enter your EPIC number, name as per Aadhaar card, UID number, and your registered email address or mobile number. Click on “Submit” here.
Link from a Phone
- Alternatively, you can also place your Voter card Aadhaar card link request via a phone call. Simply call 1950 from your registered mobile number within 10-5 PM from Monday to Friday.
- Thereafter, provide your Aadhaar number and EPIC number to the customer care executive. These data will undergo verification, and once done, they will be linked.
- You will know of your successful Aadhaar card & Voter card link by phone after completion of the process.
