How to Check Your PVC Status Online Via INEC Voters Card Verification Portal

Soonest Nigerians will be deciding who will be their new leader at the 2019 general elections conducted by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as all eligible Nigerians will go to their polling unit with there Permanent Voters Card (PVC).

But before you go to your polling unit to cast your vote in the upcoming elections in Nigeria, it is highly recommended and necessary that you make use of the online INEC voters card verification portal to check the status of your PVC. The INEC online portal will also let you check your voters identification number (VIN).

Checking your voter’s status is very important because without a valid voters card, you will not be accredited and allowed to vote during an election in Nigeria. The card identifies you as a registered voter. Thus your name can be checked easily by the Presiding Officer or his Assistant during the accreditation exercise.

How To Use INEC Voters Registration Status Checker

1. Enter http://voterreg.inecnigeria.org in your web browser and you will see the INEC form.
2. Select your state of residence (where you registered)
3. Enter your surname
4. Enter your VIN or date of birth
5. Click “Search”
6. If valid, your details including pvc vin, polling unit will be displayed.

Note: If you have lost the temporary voters card (i.e the paper print version) you can use your date of birth for the verification.

How To Get PVC in Nigeria For Registered Voters

• You can get your permanent voters card in Nigeria at the INEC office in your local government were you registered.

How To Get PVC in Nigeria For Non-Registered Voters, Lost or Damaged PVC or Relocated

• If you’ve not registered before, if you have lost or damaged your PVC or if you have relocated from where you registered before, you should also visit the INEC office to get registered, to replace your PVC & transfer your registration to your new location.

How to Know the Addresses of INEC Offices in Nigeria?
Click here to check out the directory of INEC offices in Nigeria.