Why is the electoral roll prepared in India?

Correct answer: To identify eligible voters

Direct answer: C is correct. An electoral roll, or voter list, is the official record of people who are eligible to vote in a particular constituency. Before polling, officials use it to check whether a person is registered and entitled to vote there. This supports the principle that eligible citizens should be included while unauthorised or duplicate voting should be prevented. A is wrong because campaign rules are dealt with through election laws and the Model Code of Conduct, not through the electoral roll. B is wrong because a candidate’s income or assets may be disclosed through nomination documents, but that is not the purpose of the voter list. D is wrong because secrecy of counting is unrelated to preparing names of voters. The roll does not decide whom a person must vote for; it only establishes eligibility to vote. Memory cue: electoral roll means the official list of eligible voters.