Who are the voters on a reserved seat?

Correct answer: All eligible voters of that constituency

Correct answer: C — all eligible voters of that constituency. A reserved seat places a condition mainly on who may contest as a candidate; it does not remove the voting rights of other eligible residents. First, a constituency is a geographical area from which people elect a representative. The voter list for that area contains the names of citizens who satisfy the legal conditions for voting. At the polling station, every eligible voter in that constituency can vote, whether or not the voter belongs to the social category for which the seat is reserved. A is wrong because officials are not the only voters. B is wrong because a candidate's family has no special voting privilege. D is wrong because foreign citizens generally cannot vote in Indian elections merely because they are present. Thus, reservation concerns candidate eligibility, while voting is based on the eligible voters of the constituency. Memory cue: reserved candidate, ordinary eligible voters.