Father's Name Affidavit Format in Tripura
An affidavit is the cheapest useful thing in this whole subject, and the one most often written badly. The commonest fault is vagueness: a statement that a name was written wrongly, without quoting either version, which proves nothing to anybody. Below are five complete wordings for the situations that actually occur, with who signs each and where each will and will not be accepted.
Pick the wording that matches your situation from the five below. Write every version of the name exactly as it appears on the document, including spacing, rather than describing the difference. Buy non-judicial stamp paper of the value advised locally, and swear it before a notary in person, which is the one step nobody can do online. Keep the original with copies of the documents it names.
Father's name affidavits at a glance
- What it is
- Your sworn statement about the facts, not an order to anybody
- Paper
- Non-judicial stamp paper, at the value advised locally
- Sworn before
- A notary, in person, with photo identification
- Who swears it
- You, or your father, or a relative, depending on the wording
- The rule that matters most
- Quote each version exactly. Never describe the difference
- Commonly accepted by
- Banks, insurers, employers, colleges, utilities
- Commonly refused by
- Boards, passport counters, verification panels
- How long it stays useful
- Indefinitely for most purposes, though some offices want a recent one
- If a notice is being published
- The affidavit comes first and the notice repeats its wording
- Cost
- Stamp paper and the notary's charge. The cheapest instrument here
Key takeaways
- Quote both versions in full; never write that a name was spelt wrongly.
- Name the document, with roll number and year where it has them.
- Whoever the statement is about should swear it where possible.
- An affidavit states facts. It does not instruct any office.
- Where a notice follows, the two must carry identical wording.
- Keep it with copies of every document it names.
Which of the five wordings is yours
| Your situation | Use |
|---|---|
| His name appears in two or more forms and you want them linked | Format 1, one and the same person |
| One named document carries a wrong version | Format 2, correction for a named document |
| An old record has his first name and no surname | Format 3, missing surname |
| He is settling the question himself | Format 4, sworn by him. The strongest of the five |
| He has died | Format 5, sworn by you or another relative |
| He is adopting a genuinely new name | Not these. That is a change of name affidavit, on our affidavit page |
If two rows seem to fit, you probably have more than one problem, which is worked through on the mismatch page.
Four rules that apply to all five wordings
1. Quote, never describe
Write out each version exactly as printed, spacing and punctuation included. An affidavit saying a name was spelt incorrectly, without giving either spelling, tells a reader nothing and is the commonest fault we see.
2. Identify the document
Name it properly, with the issuing body, the roll or certificate number and the year. A reference to my educational certificates is not identification.
3. The right person swears it
A statement about his name is strongest from him. Swear it yourself only where he cannot, and say why in the affidavit.
4. It states, it does not demand
An affidavit sets out facts you swear to. Wording that instructs an office to update its records reads badly and helps nobody.
One and the same person
For linking two or more written versions of his name without correcting anything.
AFFIDAVIT
I, [your full name], son of / daughter of [father's name in the settled version], aged [age] years, residing at [full address, village or town, district, Tripura, PIN], do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am a citizen of India and competent to swear this affidavit.
2. That the name of my father is correctly [settled version, written exactly].
3. That in my [document, issuing body, number and year] the name of my father appears as [version A, written exactly].
4. That in my [second document, issuing body, number and year] the name of my father appears as [version B, written exactly].
5. That [version A] and [version B] are one and the same person, namely my father, and both refer to him alone.
6. That this affidavit is being sworn to place the above facts on record.
DEPONENT
Verification: Verified at [place] on [date] that the contents of the above affidavit are true to my knowledge, and nothing material has been concealed.
DEPONENT
Add a numbered paragraph for each further version. Three and four spellings are common here and the affidavit should name every one of them, because a version left out is the one somebody will later produce.
A named document carries the wrong version
For a correction application at the office that issued the document.
AFFIDAVIT
I, [your full name], son of / daughter of [father's correct name], aged [age] years, residing at [full address, district, Tripura, PIN], do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am a citizen of India and competent to swear this affidavit.
2. That the correct name of my father is [correct version, written exactly], as borne out by [name one or two of his own documents].
3. That in my [document, issuing body, number and year] his name has been wrongly recorded as [wrong version, written exactly].
4. That the said entry is an inadvertent error and does not reflect his correct name.
5. That I am applying to [name the issuing office] for correction of the said entry.
6. That no proceeding is pending anywhere concerning the said entry, and this affidavit is sworn in support of that application.
DEPONENT
Verification: Verified at [place] on [date] that the contents are true to my knowledge, and nothing material has been concealed.
DEPONENT
A surname missing from an old record
For the case where an old register recorded a first name only, which is not a misspelling.
AFFIDAVIT
I, [your full name], son of / daughter of [father's full name], aged [age] years, residing at [full address, district, Tripura, PIN], do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am a citizen of India and competent to swear this affidavit.
2. That the full name of my father is [full name, written exactly].
3. That in my [document, issuing body, number and year] his name appears only as [the shorter recorded form], without the surname.
4. That at the time the said record was made it was customary for a first name alone to be recorded, and no surname was furnished.
5. That [the shorter form] and [the full name] refer to one and the same person, namely my father.
6. That this affidavit is sworn to place the above facts on record.
DEPONENT
Verification: Verified at [place] on [date] that the contents are true to my knowledge, and nothing material has been concealed.
DEPONENT
Paragraph 4 matters. It explains the difference rather than blaming a clerk, which is both accurate and far more persuasive, because nothing was recorded wrongly.
Sworn by your father himself
Where he is available, this settles the question at its source and serves every child at once.
AFFIDAVIT
I, [father's full name in the settled version], son of [grandfather's name], aged [age] years, residing at [full address, district, Tripura, PIN], do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am a citizen of India and competent to swear this affidavit.
2. That my name is correctly [settled version, written exactly].
3. That in certain records my name appears as [version A] and in certain others as [version B].
4. That the said variations have arisen in the course of the writing of my name in English, and all of the said versions refer to me and to no other person.
5. That my children, namely [names], hold documents recording my name in the said differing versions.
6. That this affidavit is sworn to declare the correct version of my name and to place on record that the said versions all refer to me.
DEPONENT
Verification: Verified at [place] on [date] that the contents are true to my knowledge, and nothing material has been concealed.
DEPONENT
Paragraph 5 is the reason to prefer this wording where a family is affected. One affidavit, naming the children, does the work of several, and it comes from the person the statement is actually about.
Where your father has died
Sworn by you or another relative, and stating plainly why he is not swearing it.
AFFIDAVIT
I, [your full name], son of / daughter of late [father's name in the settled version], aged [age] years, residing at [full address, district, Tripura, PIN], do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am a citizen of India and competent to swear this affidavit.
2. That my father, late [settled version], expired on [date], as borne out by the death certificate annexed.
3. That his name is recorded as [version A] in [document and year] and as [version B] in [document and year].
4. That the said versions refer to one and the same person, namely my late father, and to no other person.
5. That I have personal knowledge of the said facts, being his [relationship].
6. That this affidavit is sworn to place the above facts on record, my father being deceased and unable to depose.
DEPONENT
Verification: Verified at [place] on [date] that the contents are true to my knowledge, and nothing material has been concealed.
DEPONENT
Attach the death certificate, which is commonly asked for, and his own documents. Paragraph 5 is worth keeping, since an officer reading it wants to know why your knowledge of these facts is reliable.
Preparing and swearing it
Choose the wording
From the five above, by who is swearing and what is being said.
Fill in exactly
Every version copied letter by letter from the document itself.
Buy the stamp paper
Non-judicial, at the value the vendor or notary advises locally.
Swear it in person
Before a notary, with photo identification. Nobody can do this online.
Check before leaving
Stamp, signature, date and register entry all present.
Store it properly
Original kept, with copies of every document it names.
Getting it sworn in Tripura
Everything else in a name case can be done from a distance. This cannot. You appear in person before a notary, who sees you sign and records the affidavit in a register.
| Point | What to know |
|---|---|
| Where | Notaries sit around the court areas in Agartala and the district and sub-divisional towns |
| Carry | Photo identification, and the documents the affidavit names |
| Stamp paper value | As advised locally. Values differ and are revised, so ask rather than guess |
| Before signing | Read every version once more against the actual documents |
| Before leaving | Check the stamp, the notary's signature, the date and the register entry |
| If a notice will follow | The affidavit is sworn first, and the notice repeats its wording |
Notaries in Agartala are covered on the Agartala notary page, and the general affidavit rules on the affidavit page.
Where each of these is accepted
All five are proper affidavits and none of them is magic. The honest position is the same for each.
Commonly accepted
- Banks and insurers
- Private employers
- Colleges for admission formalities
- Utilities and housing societies
- As supporting material in a correction application
Commonly refused as sufficient
- Boards amending their own records
- Passport counters
- Recruitment verification panels
- Where a major change is being claimed
Note the last item on the left. Even where an affidavit will not carry the decision, it belongs in the application, because it is your sworn statement of the facts and offices expect one.
How affidavits get written badly
In the drafting
- Saying a name was spelt wrongly without quoting either version
- Referring to my certificates instead of naming each one
- Tidying up the wrong version while copying it
- Leaving out the third or fourth version because it seemed minor
In the handling
- Wording that instructs an office rather than states facts
- Getting it sworn by you when he could have sworn it
- Letting the affidavit and a published notice differ
- Keeping a photocopy and losing the original
What an affidavit costs
| Item | Position |
|---|---|
| Non-judicial stamp paper | The value advised locally. Ask rather than assume, since values differ and are revised |
| The notary's charge | Small, and separate from the stamp paper |
| Typing | Nothing, if you use a wording from this page |
| Extra copies | Worth having, though offices generally want the original to see |
| Our help with the wording | None |
This is the cheapest instrument in the whole subject, which is exactly why it is worth writing properly. The wider picture is on name change cost in Tripura.
Where the affidavit sits in a Gazette file
If a notice is being published, the affidavit is not an alternative to it. It is the first of the five papers, and everything else in the file follows its wording.
| Paper | What it must say or be |
|---|---|
| 1. The affidavit | On non-judicial stamp paper, notarised in person, giving the old name, the new name, the address and the reason. The one step nobody can do online |
| 2. Two newspaper pages | One Bengali daily and one English daily circulating in Tripura, identical wording, and the complete original page of each with masthead and date. A cutting is refused |
| 3. The CD certificate | A declaration that the soft copy matches the hard copy, accepting responsibility for any mismatch. The most commonly forgotten paper in the file |
| 4. The request letter | Addressed to the Controller, Publication Department, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054 |
| 5. The proforma, in two copies | Computer typed, not handwritten, signed in the existing old name, with two witnesses giving signature, full name and full address |
What the notice says, and why it must match the affidavit
The newspapers and the proforma repeat what the affidavit says. Where they differ, even slightly, the file invites an objection, so draft the affidavit first and copy from it rather than writing each paper afresh.
Correction style, where a record is wrong
No. ADVT IV /
PUBLIC NOTICE
It is for general information that I, [your full name], son of / daughter of [father's correct name], residing at [full address, district, Tripura, PIN], do hereby declare that the name of my father has been wrongly written as [the wrong version, quoted exactly as printed] in my [name the record, with number and year], whereas his actual and correct name is [the correct version]. Both the said names refer to one and the same person, namely my father.
[Signature in your existing name] • Witness 1 and Witness 2, each with signature, full name and full address
Change of name style, where he is adopting a new name
No. ADVT IV /
I, [father's existing name], son of [grandfather's name], residing at [full address, district, Tripura, PIN], hitherto known as [existing name], have changed my name and shall hereafter be known as [new name].
[Signed in the existing old name] • Witness 1 and Witness 2, each with signature, full name and full address
The stages, and how it is filed from Tripura
Only one office in India accepts a personal name change file, the Department of Publication at Civil Lines, behind the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, Delhi 110054, and there is no counter in Agartala. Our Delhi head office lodges it in person. The local part stays in Tripura: the affidavit sworn before a notary, and both newspaper notices booked together so the file is not waiting on one of them. The Government fee is commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, paid on BharatKosh only, non-refundable and revised each financial year, with our service charge always given as a separate line before anything is paid. Publication appears in Part IV commonly 30 to 45 days after filing, on a weekly release cycle, and the copy is a free PDF from egazette.gov.in that never expires and needs no attestation for use in India. The full route is on Gazette name change in Tripura, and every proforma variant on the proforma format page.
Affidavit words, explained
The vocabulary of these documents, defined plainly.
- Affidavit
- A written statement of facts sworn before an authorised officer. It records what you say is true; it does not direct any office to do anything.
- Deponent
- The person swearing the affidavit, who signs it beneath the statement and again beneath the verification.
- Verification
- The closing clause stating where and when the contents were verified as true, and that nothing material has been concealed.
- Non-judicial stamp paper
- The stamped paper on which an affidavit is written, bought at the value advised locally.
- Notary
- The officer before whom the affidavit is sworn in person, who witnesses the signature and records it in a register.
- One and the same person
- The declaration that two or more written versions of a name refer to a single individual, which is the most used of the five wordings here.
- Annexure
- A document attached to an affidavit and referred to in it, such as a death certificate in the fifth wording.
- Settled version
- The single form of his name that the affidavit declares correct, taken from his own documents rather than from a majority of yours.
- Inadvertent error
- The description used where a record was written wrongly without anyone intending it, which is the accurate framing in most of these cases.
- Proforma
- The prescribed notice form in a Central Gazette file, computer typed in two copies and signed before two witnesses.
- Part IV
- The section of the Gazette of India carrying notices from private people, where a settled name is published.
- Central Gazette
- The Gazette of India, published by the Department of Publication at Civil Lines, Delhi. Its file begins with the affidavit described on this page.
Affidavit help from every district of Tripura
Tell us the versions and who can swear it, and we will tell you which wording to use.
Affidavit questions people in Tripura search
Which wording should I use?
It depends on who is swearing it and what is being said. Five are above.
Can my father swear it instead?
Yes, and that is the strongest of the five.
Can it be done online?
No. You appear before a notary in person.
What stamp paper value?
The value advised locally. Ask rather than guess.
Will it be enough on its own?
For banks and employers often. For boards and panels no.
Does it expire?
Not generally, though some offices want a recent one.
Send us the details
Send every version of his name with the document each appears on, and tell us whether he is able to swear the affidavit himself. We will tell you which of the five wordings fits, how the paragraphs should read for your particular facts, and whether an affidavit alone will carry what you are trying to do or whether something more is needed. There is no charge for that.
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Father's name affidavits, frequently asked questions
Which of the five wordings should I use?
What is the commonest mistake in these affidavits?
Should my father swear it or should I?
Can an affidavit be done online?
What stamp paper value should I buy?
Will an affidavit alone fix my problem?
His name appears in four versions, not two.
The old certificate has no surname at all.
Does an affidavit expire?
Can I write that the office must update its records?
My father has died. Do I need the death certificate?
A Gazette notice is being published. Does that replace the affidavit?
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Official sources
- Department of Publication, Government of IndiaWhere a name change file, beginning with the affidavit, is lodged.
- e-Gazette, Directorate of PrintingWhere a published notice is searched and downloaded free.
- BharatKosh, Non-Tax Receipt PortalThe only accepted channel for the Central Gazette fee.
- Government of TripuraDepartmental and district contacts, including revenue and stamps.
- Tripura Board of Secondary EducationWhere an affidavit supports a correction but does not decide it.
- e-District TripuraReissued category and residence certificates.
The short version
- Five wordings above; pick by who swears it and what is being said.
- Quote every version exactly, and name every document properly.
- Your father swearing it himself is the strongest option.
- It must be sworn in person before a notary.
- It persuades banks and employers, not boards and panels.
Get the wording right the first time
Send the versions and we will tell you which of the five fits your facts.