Australian Consulate-General
Chennai, India

Election Information

Information on the 2016 Australian Federal Election

The Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 2 July 2016. It is now too late to enrol to vote for this election.

Online applications for a postal vote (for those already registered to vote) are available on the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au. Your application for a postal vote must be received by the AEC by 29 June 2016.

The Australian Consulate General Chennai will be open for in person pre-poll voting on weekdays from 9am – 5pm commencing Monday 20 June until Friday 1 July 2016.

The Consulate will also be open for voting on Election Day from 9am – 3pm.

In order to be granted access to the Consulate to vote in person you will need to bring your current Australian passport as identification. There are no exceptions to this policy.