diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/controller/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchSyncController.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/controller/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchSyncController.java
index 7d8f1877..7f4debc8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/controller/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchSyncController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/controller/elasticsearch/ElasticsearchSyncController.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<Map<String, Object>> checkBeneficiaryExists(
         try {
             java.math.BigInteger benRegIdBig = new java.math.BigInteger(benRegId);
             
-            boolean exists = mappingRepo.existsByBenRegId(benRegIdBig);
+            boolean exists = mappingRepo.countActiveByBenRegId(benRegIdBig) > 0;
             
             response.put("benRegId", benRegId);
             response.put("existsInDatabase", exists);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenMappingRepo.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenMappingRepo.java
index fd781922..333f893a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenMappingRepo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/repo/BenMappingRepo.java
@@ -237,7 +237,11 @@ MBeneficiarymapping getWithVanSerialNoVanID(@Param("vanSerialNo") BigInteger van
     @Query("SELECT m FROM MBeneficiarymapping m WHERE m.benRegId = :benRegId AND m.deleted = false")
     MBeneficiarymapping findByBenRegId(@Param("benRegId") BigInteger benRegId);
     
-    /**
+    
+    @Query(value = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM i_beneficiarymapping WHERE BenRegId = :benRegId AND Deleted = false", nativeQuery = true)
+    long countActiveByBenRegId(@Param("benRegId") BigInteger benRegId);
+
+/**
      * Check if beneficiary exists
      */
     @Query(value = "SELECT COUNT(*) > 0 FROM i_beneficiarymapping WHERE BenRegId = :benRegId AND Deleted = false", nativeQuery = true)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryElasticsearchIndexUpdater.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryElasticsearchIndexUpdater.java
index ff2fec5b..15adc6ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryElasticsearchIndexUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryElasticsearchIndexUpdater.java
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> syncBeneficiaryAsync(BigInteger benRegId) {
             return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
         }
 
+        // Document id must be the beneficiary id, matching the full/bulk sync and
+        // the delete path. Keying on benRegId here wrote a second document per
+        // beneficiary instead of updating the existing one, so edits never
+        // surfaced in search.
+        final String documentId = document.getBenId();
+        if (documentId == null) {
+            logger.warn("No beneficiary id for benRegId: {}, skipping ES sync", benRegId);
+            return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
+        }
+
         // Log ABHA for verification
         logger.info("Syncing benRegId={} with ABHA: healthID={}, abhaID={}",
                 benRegId, document.getHealthID(), document.getAbhaID());
@@ -102,10 +112,10 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> syncBeneficiaryAsync(BigInteger benRegId) {
         // Index to ES
         esClient.index(i -> i
                 .index(beneficiaryIndex)
-                .id(String.valueOf(benRegId))
+                .id(documentId)
                 .document(document).refresh(Refresh.True));
 
-        logger.info("Successfully synced benRegId: {} to ES", benRegId);
+        logger.info("Successfully synced benRegId: {} to ES as document {}", benRegId, documentId);
          } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.error("Error syncing beneficiary {} to Elasticsearch: {}", benRegId, e.getMessage(), e);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryTransactionHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryTransactionHelper.java
index a173e327..5af139bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryTransactionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/identity/service/elasticsearch/BeneficiaryTransactionHelper.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public long countActiveBeneficiaries() {
     @Transactional(propagation = Propagation.REQUIRES_NEW, readOnly = true, timeout = 10)
     public boolean existsByBenRegId(BigInteger benRegId) {
         try {
-            return mappingRepo.existsByBenRegId(benRegId);
+            return mappingRepo.countActiveByBenRegId(benRegId) > 0;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.error("Error checking existence for benRegId={}: {}", benRegId, e.getMessage());
             throw e;