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Organisation : Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer Office (ceo.maharashtra.gov.in)
Facility : Search your Name in Final Electoral Roll 2019
Applicable State : Maharashtra
Home Page : http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/Defaultc.aspx

CEO Maharashtra Search your Name

Just follow the below steps to Search your Name in Final Electoral Roll 2019.

Related / Similar Facility :
CEO Maharashtra Voter Help Centers

ceo.maharashtra.gov.in

Steps :
Step 1 : Go to the official website of CEO Maharashtra provided above.
Step 2 : Then click on the “Search your Name in Draft Electoral Roll 2019” link in the home page

Step 3 : Next Select Search Your Name By – Name Wise/ID Card Wise
Step 4 : Select Search your Name in – District/Assembly

District Wise

Step 5 : Select Your District
Step 6 : Enter Your First Name
Step 7 : Enter Your Last Name
Step 8 : Enter Your Middle Name
Step 9 : Answer the security question and click on “Search” button

ID Card Wise

Step 10 : Select District
Step 11 : Enter ID CARD NO
Step 12 : Click Search Button

Electoral Roll FAQs

For every constituency, there is a list of voters which is called electoral roll. What is the minimum age for enrollment in an electoral roll?
Eighteen
For every constituency, there is a voters list Article 326 of the Constitution, and Sec. 19 of R. P. Act, 1950 stipulate that the minimum age for registration of a voter is 18 years.

Was 18 the minimum voting age in India from the beginning?
No
Earlier, the age for registration of a voter was 21 years. Through the 61st amendment Act, 1988 of the Constitution read with Act 21 of 1989 amending the R. P. Act, 1950, the minimum age of registration of a voter has been brought down to 18 years. This has been made effective from 28th March, 1989.

Which is the relevant date for determining the age qualification of 18 years? Suppose, you have completed 18 years of age today. Can you get yourself registered as voter ?
According to Section 14 (b) of the R. P. Act, 1950, the qualifying date means the first day of January of the year in which the electoral roll is prepared or revised.

Can a non-citizen of India become a voter?
No
A person who is not a citizen of India cannot be registered as a voter. Article 326 of the Constitution read with Sec. 16 of R. P. Act, 1950 clarify the point.

Can a non-resident Indian citizen become a voter?
According to Section 19 of the R. P. Act, 1950, only a person who is ordinarily resident in a constituency is entitled to be registered in the electoral roll of that constituency.

However, such of the non-resident Indian Citizens who are employed under Govt. of India in a post outside India are eligible to be registered as voters in terms of Sec 20 (8) (d) read with Sec 20 (3) of the R. P. Act, 1950.

Electors FAQs

What are the main categories of electors in India?
There are 3 categories of electors in India: –
(i) General electors,
(ii) Oversees (NRI) electors –
(iii) Service Electors –

Who is eligible to be registered as a general elector?
Every Indian citizen who has attained the age of 18 years on the qualifying date i.e. first day of January of the year of revision of electoral roll, unless otherwise disqualified, is eligible to be registered as a voter in the roll of the part/polling area of the constituency where he is ordinarily resident.

What is the relevant date for determining the age of 18 years? Can I get myself registered as a voter on the day when I have completed 18 years of age?
According to Section 14 (b) of the Representation of People Act, 1950 the relevant date (qualifying date) for determining the age of an applicant is the first day of January of the year in which the electoral roll after revision is finally published.

For example, if you have completed or are completing 18 years of age on any date from and after 2nd January 2013 but upto to 1st January 2014, you will be eligible for registration as a voter in the elector roll going to be finally published in January, 2014.

Can a non-citizen of India become a voter in the electoral rolls in India?
No. A person who is not a citizen of India is not eligible for registration as a voter in the electoral rolls in India. Even those who have ceased to be citizens of India on acquiring the citizenship of another country are not eligible to be enrolled in the electoral rolls in India.