What is the main difference between a voters’ list and a voter identity card?

Correct answer: The list gives the names of eligible voters and the ID helps identify the person

Correct answer: A — the two documents have different functions. The voters’ list, also called the electoral roll, records the names of people who are registered and eligible to vote in a particular constituency. It helps election officials determine whether a person is enrolled for that polling area. A voter identity card is an identity document used to help establish that the person appearing for voting is the person connected with the record. It does not replace the electoral roll: having an identity card alone does not mean that a person can vote if their name is not properly enrolled, subject to applicable election rules. Option B describes manifestos, not voter records. Option C confuses identification documents with symbols allotted to candidates or parties. Option D refers to candidates, whereas the voters’ list records voters. Memory cue: roll tells ‘who is enrolled’; ID helps show ‘who you are’.