Name Change after Marriage Affidavit

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Stamp duty: Punjab: Article 4 (Affidavit), Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab — non-judicial stamp paper, commonly a small fixed denomination, bought from a licensed stamp vendor or e-stamped through the Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL, shcilestamp.com), the sole e-stamping agency for Punjab. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal head, e-stamped via SHCIL or bought at the Treasury, Sector 17.
Registration: Not a registrable instrument.
Witnesses: None required by law.

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Also called

Affidavit for Change of Name after Marriage
Post-Marriage Name Change Affidavit
Surname Change after Marriage Affidavit
Maiden Name to Married Name Affidavit
Change of Surname on Marriage Affidavit
विवाह के बाद नाम परिवर्तन हलफनामा
नाम परिवर्तन शपथ पत्र विवाह पश्चात
ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਨਾਮ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ

When you need it

The sworn affidavit that goes with it — on stamp paper and notarised, for the spouse whose name changed on marriage. Where the change also has to be published, it supports the Gazette Name Change Application in this library.

A spouse — most often, but not only, a wife adopting her husband's surname — who has changed their name because of marriage and needs a sworn affidavit linking the old name to the new one, with the marriage that caused the change, to update Aadhaar, PAN, a passport, bank accounts and KYC records, a driving licence, an employer's service records, or educational certificates. Unlike a bare name-change affidavit, this one recites the marriage itself — the spouse, the date, the place and whether it is registered — because that is exactly what UIDAI, a passport counter or a bank asks a post-marriage name change to show. Not for a name changed for any other reason — religious conversion, a spelling correction, or personal preference unconnected to marriage: use the Name Change Affidavit (Adult) in this library instead, which carries no marriage particulars. Not for a minor child's name, which a natural guardian affirms in different words using the Minor Name Change Affidavit. Punjab and Chandigarh: sworn before a Notary Public or an Oath Commissioner, then produced directly at the counter that needs the update, or annexed to whatever application that counter requires alongside it.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Punjab: Article 4 (Affidavit), Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab — non-judicial stamp paper, commonly a small fixed denomination, bought from a licensed stamp vendor or e-stamped through the Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL, shcilestamp.com), the sole e-stamping agency for Punjab. Chandigarh: Article 4, Schedule I to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as extended to the Union Territory, the same nominal head, e-stamped via SHCIL or bought at the Treasury, Sector 17. Both articles have been revised by amendment in recent years and neither department publishes a single dated rate card for a simple affidavit; confirm the current denomination with the stamp vendor or SHCIL before the notary appointment — a notary will not swear an affidavit onto paper bought afterwards.

Registration

Not a registrable instrument. Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 reaches instruments affecting immovable property and a handful of other named categories; this affidavit is neither, so there is no Sub-Registrar step. It is complete on notarisation and is then produced directly before UIDAI, the Passport Seva Kendra, a bank, an employer or any other record-holder that needs the name updated, or annexed to a separate Gazette Name Change Application where that is additionally required.

Notarisation

Sworn before a Notary Public appointed under the Notaries Act, 1952 and the Notaries Rules, 1956, or affirmed before an Oath Commissioner appointed by the District & Sessions Judge of the district. Both are equally acceptable to the authorities this affidavit is typically produced before. The deponent signs in the notary's or Oath Commissioner's presence, not before.

Witnesses

None required by law. A notarised or sworn affidavit is authenticated by the notary's or Oath Commissioner's own seal and register entry, not by attesting witnesses. Some notaries nonetheless ask for an identifying witness where the deponent is not personally known to them, particularly where the identity proof produced is still in the former name — carry a second photo ID in case one is asked for.

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AFFIDAVIT

I, Simran Kaur Gill, D/o Balwinder Singh Gill, resident of House No. 812, Sector 21-B, Chandigarh 160022, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:

1. That I am the deponent above named and am competent to swear this affidavit, the contents of which are true to my own personal knowledge.

2. That I am identified by Aadhaar No. XXXX XXXX 4471.

3. That I was married to Rohit Malhotra on 1 April 2026 at Chandigarh.

4. That The marriage has since been registered, and the registration particulars are given below.

The registration particulars are: Certificate No. CHD/MR/2024/00981 dated 14 February 2024, issued by the Registrar of Marriages, Chandigarh.

5. That consequent upon my said marriage, I have adopted my husband's surname in place of my own former surname, and I have accordingly changed my name from Simran Kaur Gill to Simran Kaur Malhotra.

6. That I shall henceforth be known, in all my dealings, documents and records, as Simran Kaur Malhotra, and that Simran Kaur Gill, my name before marriage, and Simran Kaur Malhotra, my present name, refer to one and the same person, namely, myself.

7. That I make this affidavit to update my name in my Aadhaar card with the Unique Identification Authority of India.

For submission with Aadhaar Update Request No. UDA-88213456 at the Sector 17 Aadhaar Seva Kendra, Chandigarh.

8. That this affidavit is sworn for the purpose stated above and for no other purpose, and that nothing material has been concealed and no part of it is false.

DEPONENT

Simran Kaur Malhotra
(formerly Simran Kaur Gill)
Signature: ______________________________

VERIFICATION

Verified at Chandigarh on 2 April 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 8 above are true and correct to my personal knowledge, that nothing material has been concealed therefrom, and that no part of this affidavit is false.

DEPONENT

Simran Kaur Malhotra
(formerly Simran Kaur Gill)
Signature: ______________________________