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The first draft electoral rolls listed nearly 40 lakh people only as wife of or daughter of someone. Who were they?
APrincely rulers
BWomen voters
CRefugee voters
DTribal voters
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Women voters
1. Nearly 40 lakh women had no names on the rolls.
2. The Election Commission refused those entries.
3. It ordered revision or deletion.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 2, Era of One-Party Dominance._
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