Hindu Marriage Registration: Citizen’s Portal User Manual

What the manual covers

The Hindu Marriage Registration: Citizen’s Portal User Manual explains how a citizen can use the registration portal to apply for Hindu marriage registration. It covers login, application creation, personal and family details, witnesses, supporting proof, payment, acknowledgement and online token booking.

The manual is operational guidance for portal users. It does not state a fee amount in the supplied text, but says that the required fees must be paid.

Who can use the Hindu marriage process

The Hindu Marriage Registration: Citizen’s Portal User Manual gives the following conditions for registration:

• Both the bridegroom and bride must be Hindus, Buddhists or Sikhs.
• The bridegroom must be at least 21 years old.
• The bride must be at least 18 years old.
• The registering office must have jurisdiction over at least one relevant place, namely the bride’s residence, the bridegroom’s residence or the place where the marriage was solemnised.
• Proof of marriage, residence and age must be provided for both parties.

These conditions affect couples deciding which registering office to approach and which documents to prepare.

Portal application process

The Hindu Marriage Registration: Citizen’s Portal User Manual directs the applicant to log in with a username and password. From the citizen portal home page, the applicant selects Registration, then Marriage Registration, followed by Create Application under Hindu Marriage.

The application includes sections for:

• Husband’s details, including name, date of birth, religion, caste and marital status at the time of marriage.
• Wife’s details.
• Parents’ details for both parties.
• Witness details.
• Other marriage details.
• Non-resident Indian details, including visa information where applicable.
• Proof details for the husband and wife.
• Payment and acknowledgement.
• Online token and appointment booking.

The husband’s name must be entered as shown in the records. Selecting his date of birth automatically calculates his age. Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory, while other fields are optional.

Saving and completing the application

The Hindu Marriage Registration: Citizen’s Portal User Manual identifies portal controls for proceeding between sections, updating or deleting information, saving an application as a draft and continuing later. The listed final stages include electronic payment, payment confirmation, generation of an acknowledgement, selection of an appointment time slot, generation of a token and checking marriage registration status.