Karnataka election: Your guide to voting tomorrow

The voting for the Karnataka assembly elections would commence at 7am on Saturday 12th May 2018 and would go on till 6pm in the evening. Here is your guide to find your polling booth, what to carry, what to leave behind and how to verify your vote

* Check your name in the voters list available on www.ceokarnataka. kar.nic.in. Voter list is also available at the local Electoral Registration Office

* Keep handy your voter ID aka Electronic Photo Identity Card (EPIC) or other valid photo IDs and voter slip. Voter slips, with details of the polling booth, must have been handed over at your doorstep by booth-level officials and members of political parties as well

* Don’t worry if you don’t have the voter slip. There are other ways to find out polling booth details. Besides, voter slips can be obtained near polling booths on polling day at counters set up by major political parties

* To know your polling station address and other details, SMS your EPIC (Voter ID) card Number to 9731979899 in the following format: KAEPIC ID card no.

* Chunavana App, that can be downloaded on Android and iOS devices, is a handy guide for voters on tracking polling booths, reading up on candidates, contact numbers of officials to lodge complaints etc. You can even use it to book a wheelchair for physically challenged persons or the elderly. Another site for name search is kgis.ksrsac.in/election

* Voter assistance booths (VAB) will also be set up near polling booths to help voters get voter slips and also to help find the name of the voter in the cluster polling station

* Remember to account for parking. Private vehicles are not allowed within 200 metres of a polling station

No voter id? Not to worry

Your name on the electoral roll is enough to cast your vote. Any of the following alternative photo ID cards are accepted by the polling booth officials and you are allowed to vote.

* Passport

* Driving Licence

* PAN card

* Aadhaar card

* Authenticated photo voter slip issued by the election machinery

* Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs

* Service identity cards with photograph issued to employees by central/state public sector undertakings/public limited companies

* Passbooks with photograph issued by bank or post office

* Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR

* MGNREGA job card

* Health insurance smart card issued by labour ministry

* Pension document with photograph

If there is a mismatch of photo, name etc, voter must produce one alternative photo document to establish his/her identity
At the polling booth - voting and after
* Keep your EPIC, voter slip or other ID document in hand while in queue

* All type of electronic gadgets, including mobile phones and cameras, are barred inside the polling booth. Definitely no selfies during voting or taking photos of others casting their vote! 

* A polling official will check your name on the list and your identity proof. Another official will ink your finger, take your signature and give you a chit

* A third official will check your chit and you are ready to vote

* Press the button next to the candidate of your choice on the EVM

* After you vote, a slip to authenticate your vote gets generated at Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) next to EVM. It is visible in a glass case for a few seconds before going into a sealed box