Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:-

The ensuing _____, after the rigging of the polls, though disturbing, but was not totally unexpected in an autocratic regime.

mayhem

The correct answer is Option (4): mayhem*

Mayhem (Noun) means violent and needless disturbance; a state of complete confusion, disorder, and chaos. Following the rigging of polls in an autocratic regime, a state of chaos and violent disorder (protests, riots, etc.) is the most fitting consequence.

Euphoria, Jubilation and excitement refer to feelings of joy and celebration, which would be the opposite of the result expected after a rigged election.