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Lost voter ID card: apply for a replacement with Form 8 (2026)

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If your name is on the voter list, you can apply for a replacement of your lost voter ID card with Form 8. The time is not stated on the official page.

Central Government Checked 2026-10-26 Voters' Service Portal

Steps

  1. Get Form 8 from the Voters' Service Portal
    Open the Voters' Service Portal on your phone or computer. Get Form 8 along with its guidelines.
    Open this page
  2. Fill Item No. I (Name of the applicant)
    In Item No. I (Name of the applicant), write your details, including your Aadhaar number.
    Open this page
  3. Tick Item No. II (Option for application)
    In Item No. II (Option for application), tick Replacement voter ID card without correction, which means a replacement voter ID card with no changes.
  4. Attach a copy of FIR/Police report
    Your voter ID card is lost, so attach a copy of FIR/Police report to the form.
  5. Sign the Declaration
    Sign the Declaration to say your details are true to the best of your knowledge.
  6. Hand in Form 8 to your ERO
    Give the filled Form 8 to your Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).
    Open this page
  7. After the last step
    The ERO looks at your application.
    Only people already on the voter list can ask for a new voter ID card on Form 8.
    If your card is lost, the copy of FIR/Police report goes in with the form.
    If your card is only damaged, you hand back the old card instead of a copy of FIR/Police report.
    The guidelines page does not say how long this takes or how to track it.
    For help, open Contact Us on the Voters' Service Portal (voters.eci.gov.in).

What you need

  • FIR
  • Police report
Not stated on the guidelines page

Where to find it

Home Form 8 guidelines Open the official page

If something goes wrong

Who may ask for my OTP (One-Time Password) or password?
No official office, bank or helpline will ask you for your OTP, password or PIN by phone, SMS or chat. Type your details only on the official website, and hang up on anyone who asks.
I do not have a copy of FIR/Police report yet
Get it from the police first. The guidelines ask for a copy of FIR/Police report when a voter ID card is lost.
I have no Aadhaar number
You may mention this in box I (b) of Item No. I (Name of the applicant).
I ticked several boxes
Tick only one box in Item No. II (Option for application). Strike off the sections you do not use.

Official help

Voters' Service Portal
voters.eci.gov.in
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION FORM-8
voters.eci.gov.in/guidelines/Form-8_en.pdf

Words used on this page

EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card)Your voter ID card.
Form 8The form a registered voter uses to move address, fix details, get a new card or mark disability.
ERO (Electoral Registration Officer)The officer who handles the voter list for your area.
FIR (First Information Report)The police record of a complaint, here about the lost card.
MutilatedBadly damaged or torn, so the card is hard to use.
DeclarationA statement at the end of the form that your details are true.
Aadhaar numberYour 12-digit identity number. The form uses it to check your entries.
Section 31 of the Representation of People Act, 1950A law on voter lists. It covers false statements made on this form.

Sources and how we checked

Last checked against the official source: 2026-10-26

Known limits

Read on 26 October 2026. We have not tested the steps ourselves; if a screen looks different, follow the official website.