How To Check Your Polling Unit

Here is How To Check Your Polling Unit for the 2023 General election. You might be asking How To Check My Polling Unit? Well follow this guide to know how.

The INEC Polling Unit Portal voters.inecnigeria.org and https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/ are open for checking of Polling Unit online for the 2023 General elections.

This page provides the procedures to follow to check your polling unit on the INEC website.

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About How To Check My Polling Unit

• INEC announced to all eligible voters to check and know their polling units before the commencement of elections on February 25th 2023.
• There are two ways to check and verify your Polling Unit online: The first is by sending text message to INEC dedicated numbers, The second is through INEC Polling Unit Verification Portal.
• It is advised that you go to your polling unit a day before election day.

How To Check Your Polling Unit

1. Start by visiting the INEC Polling Unit portal at: voters.inecnigeria.org or https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/pu
2. Afterwards select your state, local government, registration area and polling unit
3. Then to get directions to your voting location click on the “Get Directions” button
4. Afterwards use the map displayed on your phone to locate your polling unit

Check My Polling Unit Verification

1. Start by visiting the INEC Polling Unit Verification Portal: https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/vvs
2. Then select your state of registration, last name, first name, and date of birth
3. Proceed to click the check status button
4. Your LGA, polling unit and polling unit code displayed in the format: 39-14-08-041 with the last part of the code as the polling unit code.

Check My Polling Unit Verification By SMS 

• First tap on the text messaging app on your phone
• Then text your State, Last name & last 6 digits of your VIN to 09062830860 or 09062830861 for your Polling Unit name: Example FCT Magaji 445322.

INEC Voting Requirements & Guidelines

• Voters can only vote in the polling unit where your name is enlisted in the Voters Register
• It is only individuals who register and present a valid Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) at their polling units will be eligible to vote at the election.
• Phones are not allowed in the voting cubicles nor can they be used to take pictures of other voters while voting.
• You are also not allowed to make any mark on the ballot paper for any form of identification. According to INEC, if any voter does so, such ballot papers will be rejected.
• BVAS will be used to verify the PVC of all eligible voters before they cast their votes.

INEC Election Date

• Presidential & National Assembly Elections date is 25th February 2023
• Governorship & State Houses of Assembly Elections date is 11th March 2023

INEC Election Time

• Accreditation and voting commences at 8:30 am