(i) What is a voter’s list’? (ii) What is the importance of a Photo Identity Card?

(i) What is a voter’s list’? 

(ii) What is the importance of a Photo Identity Card?

Ans.

(i) (a) A list of those eligible to vote is prepared by a door to door survey.

(b) It is officially called the Electoral Roll but is commonly known as the Voters List’.

(c) The list is revised every year completely every five years. This is done to ensure that the list remains up-to-date.

(ii) (a) A photo-identity card contains all the relevant information regarding the voter,

(b) The voters are required to produce this card, when they go to vote, so that no one can vote for someone else.