Giving equal opportunity to all eligible voters at a polling station is related to which principle?

Political equality

Correct answer: A — equal opportunity for eligible voters expresses political equality. Political equality means that citizens who have the right to vote should receive the same opportunity to participate, and each valid vote should have equal importance. Officials must not provide access or assistance on the basis of wealth, caste, gender, political preference, or party support. B is wrong because hereditary rule passes authority through family and does not represent equal voting power. C is wrong because one-party rule limits genuine political competition. D is wrong because secret voting concerns privacy of the choice, not equal access to the polling opportunity. Political equality is closely related to the democratic idea of one person, one vote, one value. Memory cue: equal voter, equal chance, equal value.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Electoral Politics. Topic: Polling and counting of votes.