Form 8 for Voter ID Name Correction in Tripura
Form 8 is one page that does four jobs, and most rejected applications in Tripura are rejected for a filling mistake rather than a missing document: the wrong purpose ticked, a field corrected that did not need correcting, or the English and Bengali spellings written differently. This page walks the form item by item, online and on paper, tells you what each box is actually asking, how the Aadhaar item works when you do not have one, how to write a Tripura surname in both scripts, what to upload, and how to track the reference number afterwards. Which proof your case needs is on name change in voter ID.
On Form 8, tick correction of entries as the purpose, enter your name, EPIC number and Aadhaar number in the applicant item, or tick the box declaring you have no Aadhaar, then tick name among the entries to be corrected and write the corrected name exactly as your proof shows it, in English and in Bengali. Upload one clear document, complete the declaration with the place and date, submit and save the reference number. The form and the correction are free.
Form 8 at a glance
- Who can file
- A registered elector, for himself or through a relative named on the form
- Purpose
- Shifting of residence, correction of entries, issue of a replacement EPIC, or marking as a person with disability
- Item I
- Name, EPIC number, Aadhaar number, mobile and email of self or the relative named
- Aadhaar
- Furnished for authentication of entries; a separate box declares that you have none
- Correction fields
- Name, father's or husband's name, date of birth, gender, address details, photograph, and the EPIC itself
- Scripts
- The corrected name is written in English and in the regional language; in Tripura that is Bengali
- Documents
- One self-attested proof carrying the corrected entry; more only if the ERO asks
- Declaration
- Signed with place and date; a false declaration is punishable under the Representation of the People Act
- When
- During a revision programme to the designated officer; outside it, to the Electoral Registration Officer
- After
- Reference number for tracking; BLO verification; ERO decision; replacement EPIC, old card returned
Key takeaways
- Tick one purpose. Correction of entries is for a name; shifting of residence is a different tick, and both can be needed after marriage.
- Tick only the entries that are wrong. Every ticked field is checked, and a needlessly ticked field is a needless reason to reject.
- The Aadhaar item is for authentication, not for changing your Aadhaar. If you have none, use the declaration box rather than leaving it blank.
- Write the same name in both scripts. A Bengali spelling that does not match the English one is the commonest Tripura filling error.
- One document is usually enough, if it actually carries the corrected entry. Two weak documents are worse than one clear one.
- The declaration is a legal statement. Sign it yourself, with the place and date, and keep a copy of the paper form.
Form 8 item by item
| Item | What it asks | What to write |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Shifting of residence, correction of entries, replacement EPIC, or marking as a person with disability | Correction of entries for a name; add shifting of residence if you have also moved |
| Item I: applicant | Name, EPIC number, Aadhaar number, mobile and email, of self or of the relative named | Your name as it currently stands on the roll, not the corrected one |
| Entries to be corrected | Tick boxes: name, father's or husband's name, date of birth, gender, address, photograph, EPIC | Only the boxes that are wrong |
| Correct particulars | The corrected entry, in English and in the regional language | Exactly as the attached document spells it, in both scripts |
| Documents | The proof supporting the correction | One clear self-attested copy, or one clear upload |
| Declaration | That the particulars are true, with place, date and signature | Sign it yourself; a false declaration is an offence |
Choosing the purpose on Form 8
The form opens by asking why you are filing; a bride ticking two purposes at once is on voter ID name change after marriage. A name correction is correction of entries. Shifting of residence is for a change of address, within the constituency or to another one. Replacement EPIC is for a lost or damaged card with no change to the entries. Marking as a person with disability is a separate purpose that carries its own benefits at the booth. Ticking the wrong purpose is the fastest way to have an application closed without a decision on the thing you wanted, so read the four before you tick.
The Aadhaar item and the no-Aadhaar box
The form asks for your Aadhaar number, and the Election Commission's own guidelines say it is furnished for the purpose of authentication of entries. If you do not have an Aadhaar number, the form provides a box in the same item to say so; that box exists for exactly this reason and is not a mark against you. What the item does not do is change anything on your Aadhaar: the number is quoted, not corrected. If the name on Aadhaar is itself wrong, correct Aadhaar first, because the ERO is comparing your documents with each other, and see Aadhaar name spelling correction.
The correction fields on Form 8, and what proves each
| Field | Proof that works in Tripura |
|---|---|
| Name | Aadhaar, passport, PAN, driving licence or a marksheet with the right spelling; the Gazette for a change of name |
| Father's or husband's name | That person's Aadhaar or EPIC; the marriage certificate for a husband's name |
| Date of birth | Birth certificate, Class 10 certificate, passport |
| Gender | Aadhaar or another identity document |
| Address details | Aadhaar, electricity bill, bank passbook, ration card |
| Photograph | A recent photograph to specification |
| EPIC number | The old card, where the number itself is wrongly printed |
Tick a field only if the roll actually carries it wrongly. Applicants often tick the photograph out of habit and then have to supply one that meets the specification.
Writing a Tripura name in English and Bengali on Form 8
The electoral roll in Tripura carries names in Bengali as well as English, and Form 8 asks for the corrected name in both. This is where a Tripura application quietly goes wrong: the English box is written from the Aadhaar and the Bengali box from memory, and the two do not correspond. Decide the English spelling first, from the document you are attaching, then write the Bengali form that matches it, and keep both the same in every later application. A surname with two English forms, Debbarma and Deb Barma, has one Bengali form, which is exactly why the English choice must be made deliberately; the family rule is on community surname spelling in Tripura.
The document you attach to Form 8
A good attachment
- Carries the corrected entry exactly as you have written it
- Has your photograph, where the field is the name
- Is scanned whole, legible, within the portal's size limit
- Is self-attested on the paper route
A weak attachment
- A document with a third spelling, different from both the roll and your application
- A photograph of a card at an angle, half in shadow
- An affidavit alone, with no Gazette behind it
- Several documents that disagree with each other
For a change of name rather than a correction, the attachment is the Gazette Part IV page, published by the Department of Publication at Civil Lines, Delhi 110054; see Gazette name change in Tripura.
The declaration at the end of Form 8
The form ends with a declaration that the particulars given are true, signed with the place and the date. It is not a formality: a false declaration in an application relating to the electoral roll is an offence under the Representation of the People Act, 1950. Sign it yourself; do not let a shop or an agent sign for you, and do not leave the place and date blank for someone else to fill. On the online route the declaration is accepted with the OTP login, which is why the mobile on the form must be yours.
Filling Form 8 online, step by step
Log in
Voters' Service Portal or the Voter Helpline app, with your mobile, email or EPIC number and an OTP.
Open Form 8, choose self
Then correction of entries as the purpose.
Tick the fields
Name only, unless something else is also wrong.
Write both scripts
English from the document, Bengali to match.
Upload and declare
One clear document; place and date; submit.
Save the reference
Note the number; track it and answer the BLO.
The paper Form 8 and where to get it in Tripura
The paper form is available from the Booth Level Officer for your booth, from the Electoral Registration Officer's office at the sub-divisional headquarters, from the district election office, and as a download from the Election Commission's site or the Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura. Fill it in ink, attach one self-attested copy of the proof, sign the declaration, and hand it to the BLO or the ERO office against an acknowledgement. Ask for the acknowledgement even when the BLO is a neighbour; it is what you quote if the application is not traceable later.
Filing during a revision period, or outside it
The Election Commission's guidelines distinguish the two. During a revision programme the application goes to the designated officer at the designated location, and the BLO is already moving through the locality, so verification happens quickly. Outside a revision period the application is filed with the Electoral Registration Officer and follows the ordinary course. Neither route costs anything, and neither is closed to you; a revision period is simply the faster window, and in Tripura the special summary revision is announced by the Chief Electoral Officer each year.
The reference number, tracking and what happens next
| Stage | What happens | Your part |
|---|---|---|
| Submitted | A reference number is issued on the screen and by message | Save it |
| BLO verification | The Booth Level Officer checks the entry and the address | Be reachable; show the original |
| ERO decision | Approved, or rejected with a reason | Track by the reference number |
| Roll updated | The correction appears at the next publication | Check your entry on the portal |
| Replacement EPIC | A new card is issued | Download the e-EPIC; return the old card to the ERO |
Form 8 filling errors that get applications rejected in Tripura
| Error | What happens |
|---|---|
| Corrected name written in item I instead of the current name | The elector cannot be found on the roll; the application fails at the first check |
| English and Bengali spellings not matching | The ERO cannot tell which is being applied for |
| Wrong purpose ticked | The application is decided on something you did not want |
| Extra fields ticked | Every ticked field needs proof; the weakest one sinks the application |
| Aadhaar item left blank without the declaration box | Sent back as incomplete |
| Document with a third spelling | Rejected for want of proof |
| Declaration unsigned or undated | Invalid application |
| Form 6 filed instead of Form 8 | A duplicate entry, which then has to be deleted |
Central Gazette as the document Form 8 wants attached
Read the form again and one line decides the outcome. The documents box asks for a paper that shows the corrected entry. For a spelling correction that is Aadhaar or a marksheet. For a change of name it is a Central Gazette notification, and there is no substitute for it, because the Electoral Registration Officer is being asked to record something no other office has recorded yet. The Gazette is published by the Government of India in Part IV of the Gazette of India and is downloaded free.
When the Central Gazette is the answer
| Your situation | Why the Gazette is what works |
|---|---|
| The entries box is ticked for name but you have no supporting document | The application will be rejected for want of proof |
| Your English and Bengali spellings are both being settled | Publishing fixes the pair before you write them on the form |
| A previous Form 8 was rejected on the document ground | The reference number will usually say so plainly |
| You are correcting a relation's name and your own together | One notice for yourself, and the rest follow their own documents |
| You want the roll, Aadhaar and PAN to match before an election year | One publication supports all three applications |
What a Gazette file contains, step by step
A complete file is five items long, and each one is checked at the counter. Preparing them in the right order saves a return journey, because a paper signed in the wrong name has to be redone from the beginning.
| Step | What is prepared | The detail that matters |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | The affidavit | Non-judicial stamp paper, notarised in person, naming you, your father's or husband's name and your full address, and declaring the change from the old name to the new one. Below it sits a verification clause giving the place and date, signed again. A minor's affidavit also states the child's date of birth. |
| Step 2 | The two newspaper notices | One Bengali daily and one English daily, identical wording, and the complete original page of each saved with the masthead and date. Cuttings are not accepted. |
| Step 3 | The CD certificate | A short declaration that the CD matches the hard copy, that you take responsibility for any mismatch and for the CD's quality, and that the file on it is in MS Word format. It is a separate signed page, not a line inside the affidavit. |
| Step 4 | The request letter | Addressed to the Controller, Publication Department, Civil Line, Delhi 110054, stating that the formalities are complete and the documents are enclosed, and asking for publication. |
| Step 5 | The proforma in duplicate | The notice for Part IV, worded as the Department requires, signed in your existing old name, with two witnesses each giving signature, full name and address. Two copies go in, not one. |
The signature on the proforma trips up more files than any other item. You are declaring that the person formerly called the old name has changed it, so the signature is made in that old name, and the new name appears only in the body of the notice.
What the papers actually say
It helps to see the paper rather than read about it. This is the wording that goes to the Department, with your own details in place of the brackets.
The public notice used when a name was written wrongly
PUBLIC NOTICE
It is for general information that I, [YOUR FULL NAME], son of / daughter of [FATHER'S NAME], residing at [FULL ADDRESS, TRIPURA, PIN], declare that the name of mine and my wife and my daughter has been wrongly written as [WRONG NAMES] in [THE RECORD]. The actual names are [CORRECT NAMES], which may be amended accordingly.
It is certified that I have complied with other legal requirements in this connection.
Signature of Applicant
[YOUR NAME]
WITNESS NO. 1 Signature: Full Name: Address:
WITNESS NO. 2 Signature: Full Name: Address:
All seven papers, including the affidavit, the CD certificate and the request letter, are set out with their full wording on the Gazette proforma format page. We type the set for our clients and check every spelling against your documents before anything is printed.
How we file it while you stay in Tripura
Filing happens at the Department of Publication, Civil Lines, behind the Delhi Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, Delhi 110054, which is the only office in India that takes these, and our Delhi head office does it in person for you. Nothing in it needs a journey from Tripura. Two steps are yours at home: the notarised affidavit, signed in front of the notary, and the two newspaper notices, one Bengali and one English, worded the same and saved as full pages.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Government fee | Commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, on BharatKosh and nowhere else, non-refundable and revised each financial year |
| Our charge | Always a separate line on your quote, given before you pay |
| Applicants living abroad | A higher Government fee applies, commonly in the range of Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,000 |
| The file | Prescribed form in two copies, undertaking, request letter to the Controller of Publications, soft copy of the notice, identity of applicant and witness, two photographs, both full newspaper pages |
| Published in | Part IV of the Gazette of India, commonly 30 to 45 days after the file is lodged |
| Afterwards | A free PDF from egazette.gov.in that never expires and needs no attestation |
The whole route is set out on Gazette name change in Tripura, the stage timings and the reasons files get rejected on time, fees and rejection reasons, and getting your published page on how to check status and download your copy. Send us your draft Form 8 and the document you mean to upload, and we will check it before you submit. Call 9540005026 or send your documents on WhatsApp, and we will tell you honestly whether you need the Gazette at all.
Voter roll and Gazette words, explained
The vocabulary of a Tripura name change, explained plainly.
- Form 8
- The Election Commission application used to correct entries on the electoral roll, shift residence, obtain a replacement elector card or record a disability. It is free.
- Booth Level Officer
- The official for your polling booth, usually a teacher or Anganwadi worker from the locality, who verifies an electoral roll application and carries it to the Electoral Registration Officer.
- e-EPIC
- The digital copy of an elector photo identity card, downloaded free from the Voters' Service Portal after a correction is published.
- Proforma
- The typed page that becomes your Gazette notice. It is filed in two identical copies, signed in your existing old name, and witnessed by two people.
- Affidavit
- A written statement you swear is true before a notary. For a name change it records your old name, your new name, your parent's or husband's name, your address and the reason.
- Newspaper notice
- The same wording published in one Bengali daily and one English daily circulating in Tripura. The complete original page of each is kept, because a cutting is refused.
- CD certificate
- A signed page declaring that the soft copy and the hard copy of your notice carry the same matter, that you are responsible for any mismatch and for the quality of the CD, and that the file is in MS Word format.
- Community surname spelling
- Bengali and Kokborok names commonly have more than one accepted English spelling, such as Debbarma and Deb Barma. Records that use different forms do not match for a verifying officer.
- Correction against change
- A correction brings a record into line with what was already written elsewhere. A change records a name nobody has recorded before. The two need different documents and different wording.
- BharatKosh
- The Non-Tax Receipt Portal at bharatkosh.gov.in, the only accepted channel for the Central Gazette fee.
- Notary public
- A person authorised by the Government to witness signatures and certify documents. Notarisation is done in person in Tripura and is the one step that cannot be completed online.
- Two witnesses
- The Gazette notice carries two witnesses, each giving a signature, a full name and a complete address. Initials or a partial address are a common reason a file is returned.
Form 8 filing from every district of Tripura
The same form, the same fields and no fee in every assembly constituency; only your BLO and ERO differ.
What filing Form 8 costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Form 8, online or paper | Free |
| Replacement EPIC after approval | Free |
| Photocopy and photograph, on the paper route | A few rupees |
| Gazette, only for a change of name | Commonly Rs 1,100 adult, revised each financial year |
| Our service charge | None for checking the form; the Gazette service where a change needs it |
Packages are on the services page; the Gazette stage on time, fees and rejection reasons.
Form 8, the questions people in Tripura search
What is Form 8 used for?
Shifting of residence, correction of entries, a replacement EPIC, and marking as a person with disability.
Which name goes in the applicant item?
Your name as it currently stands on the roll. The corrected name goes in the correction section.
Is Aadhaar compulsory?
The number is asked for authentication, and there is a box to declare that you do not have one.
Do I have to write the name in Bengali too?
Yes, and it must correspond to the English spelling you are applying for.
How many documents do I attach?
One clear proof that carries the corrected entry is usually enough.
Is there a fee?
No. Form 8 and the replacement card are free.
Have the form checked before you submit
Send a photograph of your EPIC, the document you plan to attach and, if you have started it, the filled form on WhatsApp. We tell you which purpose to tick, which fields to leave alone, exactly what to write in both scripts, and whether the document will carry it. Checking the form is free; where a change of name needs the Gazette, that is what we handle.
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Form 8 for voter ID name correction, frequently asked questions
How do I fill Form 8 for a name correction?
What are the four purposes of Form 8?
Whose name goes in the applicant item?
What if I have no Aadhaar?
Does Form 8 change my Aadhaar?
Do I need to write the name in Bengali?
How many fields can I correct at once?
Can I file it on paper?
Is it faster during a revision?
What does the declaration mean?
How do I track it?
Is Form 8 free?
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Official sources for Form 8
- Election Commission of India, guidelines for filling Form 8The four purposes, the applicant and Aadhaar items, and the return of the old EPIC on approval.
- Voters' Service PortalForm 8 online, BLO and ERO lookup, tracking and the e-EPIC download.
- Chief Electoral Officer, TripuraState roll, revision announcements and district election office contacts.
- India Code, Government of IndiaThe Representation of the People Act, 1950, under which the declaration is made.
Form 8, the short version
- Purpose: correction of entries; add shifting of residence if you have moved.
- Applicant item carries your current name and EPIC, not the new name.
- Aadhaar for authentication, or the no-Aadhaar box.
- Corrected name in English and Bengali, matching one attached document.
- Sign the declaration; save the reference number; the form is free.
One form, filled once, approved once
Send the form and your document on WhatsApp before you submit, and skip the rejection round.