Election in Four States

Election to the State Assemblies of four states viz. Assam, Kerala, Tamilnadu & W. Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry

Following insertion of Section - 20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 vide Representation of People (Amendment) Act, 2010, which has come into effect w.e.f. 10^th February 2011, every overseas elector is entitled to have his/her name registered in the electoral roll of the constituency in which his/her place of residence in India as mentioned in his/her passport is located.

In terms of rule 8A of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, every overseas elector whose place of residence in India is located in the six states viz. Assam, Kerala, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamilnadu & W. Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry, who has completed 18 years of age as one 01.01.2011, is invited hereby to submit claim application in Form - 6A for registration in the electoral roll of the constituency in which his/her place of residence as shown in the passport is located. The claim application in Form - 6A may be either submitted in person directly to the registration officer of the constituency concerned or sent to such registration officer by post along with the documents mentioned in Form - 6A and the guidelines. If the claim application is sent by post, photocopies of the relevant pages of the passport, duly attested by the competent official of the Indian Mission in the country concerned, should accompany it.

Please visit website of respective states viz. www.ceoassam.nic.in for Assam, www.ceokerala.nic.in for Kerala, www.ceopunjab.nic.in for Punjab, www.ceotamilnadu.nic.in for Tamilnadu, www.ceowestbengal.nic.in for West Bengal, www.ceomizoram.nic.in for Mizoram and www.ceopondicherry.nic.in for Union Territory of Puducherry. Form - 6A may also be obtained from Embassy of India, Bratislava from 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs on all working days.