Explainer: Here is how you can Verify & Authenticate voter details of Self & Family as part of the EVP﻿
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 9, 2019
This year, the ECI has launched the Electoral Verification Program making it easier for all electors to verify individual &  family’s details on the electoral rolls. Here is an explainer of the process.
During the recently concluded generalelections to the Lok Sabha, there have been numerous complaints of missingnames from the electoral rolls. To address these complaints and ensure that theelectoral rolls contain accurate entries of the eligible voters, the ElectionCommission of India (ECI) conducts the Elector Verification Program (EVP) everyyear.
EVP is part of electoral roll revisionactivity conducted by ECI every year to update the electoral rolls.  25 January of every is consideredas the National Voter’s day and the ECI publishes the revised electoral rollsprior to that date. To ensure that this timeline is met for 2020, the ECI has initiated the special summary revision activity.
EVP to be conducted in a campaign mode
with SVEEP’s involvement
This year, the EVP is being run in a campaign mode. The finalized dates for EVP across the county is from 01 September 2019 to 15 October 2019. The highlight of this year’s EVP is that individuals can verify and authenticate the details of family members in addition to verifying one’s own details. All of this can be done in multiple modes including online on the National Voters’ Service Portal (NVSP).
These dates are now finalized after theywere changed twice. The initial notification specified the dates as 01/08/2019 to31/08/2019, which was subsequently changed to 16/08/2019 to 30/09/2019 in second notification.
The activity is launched all the statesexcept Maharashtra, Haryana & Jharkhand for whom the electoral rolls arealready being revised in lieu of the upcoming general elections to therespective State Assemblies.
Cleaning up and updating the electoral
rolls among the key objectives of EVP
The ECI wishes to meet the following objectivesthrough EVP program this year.
What is being done as part of the EVP?
EVP was being launched across thecountry on the same day i.e. 01 September 2019. Under the SVEEP program, the followingare being done to spread the information regarding EVP among all electors.
What are the facilities which electors
can avail during EVP?
All eligible voters can verify details on the electoral rolls through multiple modes as listed below.
The various facilities available to thevoters through the entire duration of the EVP program are as follows.
Theelectors can submit a copy of any one of the following documents forauthentication.
How to verify & authenticate individual
& family details on the NVSP portal?
The following steps are to be followed to verify one’s individual details as well as the details of the family on the National Voters’ Service Portal (NVSP)
Step 1: Create a login/register in the NVSP portal using Mobile Number
Step 2: After logging in, click on the ElectorsVerification Program (EVP)
Step 3: Verify details of self by cross-checking details and uploading a copy of any of the documents listed above. One can also modify address and provide GIS information of the address. Changes in details if any can be submitted here.
Step 4: Once the details are submitted, you can givesuggestions & feedback on the polling station. Multiple questions about thepolling station can be answered like the approach to the polling station,distance, condition of the building, ramp facility. One can also submit detailsof other government buildings in the area that may be considered for setting upthe polling station.
Step 5: One can list family and also authenticate theirdetails
Step 6: One can also submit forms for unenrolled Electors (above 18 years age as on 01/01/2019) and also submit details of family members (prospective voters) in the age group 16 years and 17 years.
Controls and Verification to ensure accuracy of
the activity
Toensure that the program leads to accurate electoral rolls, the ECI has put inplace the following controls to monitor the EVP activity.
Ensuring that Electoral rolls are accurate
& updated is the key
ECIidentifies that ensuring the Electoral rolls are updated with correct detailsand mitigating any errors is key to ensure a smooth electoral process. Variousinitiatives are being taken to encourage electors to get their details verifiedand for new electors to get their names enlisted. Participation by all electorsto ensure that respective names are updated in the electoral voters would bekey to ensure that the rolls are error free.