What is the role of a public meeting in an election campaign?

Correct answer: Presenting speeches and ideas to voters

Correct answer: B. A public meeting is a campaign activity where a candidate or party leader addresses a gathering of people. The speaker presents ideas, policies, achievements, criticisms, or plans and asks voters for support. It also allows the public to hear the campaign message and sometimes respond to it. Option A is wrong because ballot papers or other voting materials are prepared through the election administration, not by holding a public meeting. Option C is wrong because vote counting takes place after polling under official procedures and is not the purpose of a campaign meeting. Option D is wrong because voter lists are maintained separately and are not removed through campaign events. A public meeting informs and persuades; it does not conduct the election itself. Memory cue: public meeting means “public message,” not “polling or counting.”