March 9: Voters can check names in electoral roll

"EPIC is only an identity document and does not confer the right to vote on any person whose name is not in the electoral roll," the chief election commissioner said.

The commission also made it clear that the law does not allow inclusion of names in the electoral rolls after 3 p.m. on the last date of filing nominations, till the electoral process is complete.

"All people are therefore advised that they must check that their names are in the electoral rolls".

Voters can check their names on the website of the chief electoral officers. Names can also be checked through SMS through numbers provided by state election commissions.

"If the name of any person eligible to be enrolled is left out for some reason or has been wrongly deleted, such a person should immediately fill an application for inclusion of the name in Form 6 and hand it over to the booth level officer," he said.