If eligible women’s names are systematically fewer in the voters’ list, what effect will this have on electoral fairness?

Correct answer: Women’s participation and inclusion will weaken

Correct answer: A, women’s participation and inclusion will weaken. Every eligible adult citizen should have an equal opportunity to be included in the electoral roll and to vote. If eligible women are systematically left out, their voices are underrepresented before voting even begins. Their ability to participate, influence public choices, and hold representatives accountable is reduced. This creates a gender-based unfairness in the electoral process. B is wrong because fewer names do not make counting fairer or necessarily faster; they indicate exclusion. C is wrong because demarcation concerns constituency boundaries, not the gender balance of the roll. D is wrong because missing voter names do not directly determine how many candidates contest. Memory cue: an incomplete roll means incomplete representation.