28 May 2013
Health Birth-Death-Marriages Department of The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation started registering marriages from 01-01-2008 under Registration of Marriages Act, 2006. Under this act all marriages those are occurred in The Municipal Corporation limit are registered and the certification for the same is issued by the Health Birth-Death-Marriages Department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
Ahmedabad City is divided into 64 election wards. All these wards are equipped with ward offices. Each Ward office is the registration centre for Marriages taking place in the concerned ward. Representative of the Health Birth-Death-Marriages Department verifies the available documents and finding them adequate, he/she registers the marriage and issues marriage certificate.
Required Documents For Getting Marriage Registration Certificate 1. Application Form 2. Memorandum of Marriage ( Two Copies with 100 Rupees Agreement Stamp on both copies) 3. Two photographs each of Bride and bride groom 4. Certified copies of Birth Certificate or School leaving Certificate of both Bride and bride groom (True Copy) 5. Certified copy of photo identity of the person holding marriage procession/ holding Nikah (Any one of the Passport, PAN Card, Election Card, Driving License) If the person holding marriage procession/ holding Nikah is dead then it should be clearly written in the Memorandum of Marriage that he is DIED. 6. Certified photo identity proof of the two witnesses(Any one of the Passport, PAN Card, Election Card, Driving License) 7. Wedding Invitation Card ( If it is not available then an affidavit on stamp paper of Rs. 20 has to be produced mentioning that “ OUR MARRIAGE WAS HOLD IN AHMEDABAD CITY AT __________________________________________ PLACE AND ON ________________DATE” On production of the above documents in concerned ward where marriage took place, the marriage certificate is issued
It is not necessary for witnesses and the person holding marriage procession/ holding Nikah to remain present at the time of marriage registration. But marriage Registrar deems necessary he can call them.
Dr. Amit Begda Registrar of Birth ,Death & Marriage Second Floor, Sardar Patel Bhavan, Municipal Kotha, Danapith, Ahmadabad- 380001 ( Ph ) : 079-25391811 (Ext) : 671 Office Timings : 10.30 A.M. to 3.10 P.M. (Recess hours: 2.00 to 2.30 P.M.) Application receiving time : 12.00 to 5.00 P.M.