A method of fraudulently interfering with the process of an election whereby members of a party occupy a polling booth, excluding and voting in place of those people who are registered to vote there.
Example sentencesExamples
- "Booth capturing in over 200 booths, backed by state power," is the reason he cites for his debacle.
- Singh points to one positive aspect of booth capturing.
- Some of the PCC workers were raising slogans against 'the booth capturing of NC workers'.
- Three incidents of booth capturing and EVM snatching were reported on a day when scorching heat was experienced.
- There were substantive allegations of booth capturing, coercion and intimidation.
- The E. C. was influenced by reports of large-scale booth capturing and intimidation of poll officials.
- And the Election Commission sent a two-member committee to Chhapra to inquire into the incident and into charges of bogus voting and booth capturing.
- There were reports of sporadic conflicts between the members of the two communities after complaints of booth capturing and rigging by both communities in their areas of domination.
- There had been booth capturing, clashes between goons and voters and police firing.
- Allegations of booth capturing abound.
- The NDA leaders blamed booth capturing.
- Supporters may indulge in malpractices and booth capturing in order to help the Congress in the constituency.