What is the importance of the electoral roll in elections?

Correct answer: It lists eligible voters

Direct answer: A is correct. An electoral roll, or voter list, records the names of people who are registered and eligible to vote in a particular constituency. Polling officials use it to verify whether a person is entitled to vote there. A: Correct, because the list answers the basic question, “Who is eligible to vote in this constituency?” It supports orderly polling and helps protect the voting right of eligible citizens. B: Wrong, because deciding constituency boundaries is called delimitation, not preparation of the electoral roll. C: Wrong, because election symbols are allotted through the election administration and are not the purpose of the voter list. D: Wrong, because counting votes is a separate activity after polling. Memory cue: “Electoral roll tells who can vote; it does not draw boundaries or count votes.”