How to apply for voter ID online: Registration with Biometrics?

Now, you can apply for your voter list pre-registration online (Matadata Namawali Darta) for the general election on Falgun 21, 2082. The Election Commission has launched an online system enabling an online Voter ID Registration system. The system has now expanded to five more districts. At the same time, the election commission has also announced that applicants can perform their biometrics at their nearby election office.

To register your voter ID, you need to first go to the Election Commission’s website and enter your personal details. It’s a pre-enrollment process. After filling out the details online, you have to go to the district election office to take a photo and do your biometrics. There, you need to submit other necessary documents with the code number mentioned in the online form. This unique number is issued to you when you apply online.

The online system has put an end to the need to visit the District Election Office, District Administration Office, and other bodies to register and update the public’s voter ID list.

Also see: National ID Card Benefits, Process to Apply | FAQs  

Context for the opening of online voter registration

The Election Commission opened its portal in full operation from Ashoj 09, 2082. But this became only possible after the interim government led by PM Sushila Karki brought an ordinance that allows citizens to register to vote even after the election date announcement. It’s opposite to the current practice, but the decision aligns with the spirit of the Gen Z protest and the current political scene in the country.

Anyway, all the Nepali citizens who reach 18 years by Kartik 16, 2082 can cast their votes in this election. Earlier, the last date to enroll in the voting registration books was Kartik 30, 2082, which has been extended by 5 days, till Mangsir 5, 2082.

If you have already registered your voter ID, then see how you can check your voter details online and even edit them.

You can also register your Voter ID with the National ID card now. This will remove the need to do biometrics at an election office, which makes it very convenient for NID holders with the entire process.

Steps to apply for the pre-registration for the voter ID list

• First, visit this link https://applyvr.election.gov.np/
• Click on ‘registration’, and you will see some instructions. Click on ‘Banda Garnuhos’ to proceed

• Enter your mobile number and click on the arrow next to it

• You will receive a 4-digit OTP code
• If you don’t receive the code, click on the ‘Resend Code’ option as shown below. You will get the code in your SMS.
• When you receive the OPT code, enter it in the fields
• When you enter the OTP code, you will see a new webpage to fill up other details
• On the new page, click on New Registration on the left side
• Now, fill up your personal details and click on ‘submit’. Make sure your details are all correct as per your citizenship record
• You will now receive a unique number for your identification. You need to keep it safe so it is suggested you print a copy of the page for future reference
• Next, you will need to visit your district’s election office with the printed copy (containing the unique number) and necessary documents to update your photo and fingerprint.
• Then, the office will issue you your official voter ID card.
• The only pre-registration is to help you avoid travel and long queues at the election office and reduce the time spent on the process.

How to pre-register voter ID on Nagarik App?

Follow the steps below to apply for voter ID directly on Nagarik App.

• Open Nagarik App
• Tap on Voter ID
• Tap on Click Here to start our pre-registration
• Enter your province, district, municipality/VDS, ward no, voting center and tap on Proceed
• Enter your Personal Detail, Citizenship Details, and tap on Proceed
• Enter either Yes or No to confirm the status of your physical disability and tap on Proceed
• Enter your mother tongue, ethnic group, and choose from literate and illiterate under Education Qualification, select your educational level from the field and tap on Proceed
• Now, select the office of your convenience from Province, District, Contact’s place name, and date for your biometrics and tap on Proceed
• You now get a complete form generated from your details. Tap on Register.
• You get Success as a confirmation that your pre-registration for a voter ID has been complete. Tap on Ok. You may as well want to save your applicant ID somewhere.

You can get a print of your details you saved in draft and take it to the office on the date you have chosen for the biometrics

Biometrics at any election office

Election Commission has announced that the citizens can get their biometrics done at any election office for election 2082. In a notice, the election authority said that interested voters can have their photos and biometrics taken at their nearest election office.

The decision is quite remarkable. It helps people who are living out of their birth district and would have had to travel to their designated election office in the previous provision. If you have registered your voter ID online, then you can now go to the election office nearest to you and complete your voter ID registration with a photo and biometrics. The decision applies to every citizen across Nepal.

Check out the notice from the election commission:

How satisfied are you with the Election Commission starting its online system for voter list registration (Matadata Namawali darta) for the election 2082? And are you going to participate in this election? You can share in the comments below.