in the case of separate electorates, the voting population of a country or region is divided into different electorates, based on certain factors such as religion, caste, gender, and occupation. here, members of each electorate votes only to elected representatives for their electorate. separate electorates are usually demanded by minorities who feel it would otherwise be difficult for them to get fair representation in government. for example, separate electorate for muslims means that muslims will choose their separate leader by separate elections for muslims.