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  1. CHANGE YOUR NAME LEGALLY IN BANGALORE
  2. CHANGE YOUR NAME AFTER MARRIAGE
  3. CHANGE YOUR SURNAME ON PASSPORT

There are three mandatory things, which are needed to be done for authorizing the name change:
1. An affidavit needs to be prepared for name change.
2. An announcement should be published in the newspaper.
3. A notification should be published in the Gazette of India regarding the name change.

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Affidavit

First and foremost thing you need to go is to go to the nearby notary and make an affidavit about the change of your name. In your affidavit, you need to give a valid and specific reason behind the name change. There are many reasons due to which people change their names such as after marriage (especially women) and astrological or numerological reasons. On the other hand, it has also noticed that some people even change their names to their nick names thinking it brings good in their life and some add some letters in their exiting name to bring luck.

Here is the affidavit that can be used for your name change, no matter if you are looking to change the first or the last name or the complete name

Publish an ad in newspaper

If you have made the affidavit, the next step is to publish an advertisement/notification in the local newspaper that you have changed your name. For this, you need to select two newspapers, one published in the official language of the KARNATAKA state and the other, an English daily.

The requirement is to pick two popular daily and send a request to them, stating the following details:
a. Your new name
b. Your old name
c. Date of Birth
d. Address

Gazette Notification

To publish your name in the Official Gazette of your State, you have to follow the given steps:

  • First, you need to go to your local Government Press or the department which looks after the Gazette notification.
  • Now, collect two copies of ‘Deed Changing Surname Form’ and fill it carefully with all necessary and valid details.
  • Go and take the contact number of the authorized person of the department and seek the help for the Gazette notification.

Verification

For the verification purpose, you have to send certain documents to the Secretary, Department of Commerce & Transport (Commerce), Karnataka State with a request letter to change your name officially.

Documents that need to send are:

  • Deed Changing Surname Form
  • Two copies of the ad published in the newspaper
  • Duly attested copy of the affidavit that have been made for name change
  • Printout of the matter that you have to publish in your official Gazette
  • Copy of your recent identity proof such as Voter card, PAN Card, Aadhar Card, Birth Certificate and Driving license