Booth Capturing

In 19898 , a provision was made for adjournment of poll or countermanding of elections in case of booth capturing. Booth

capturing includes: (i) seizure of a polling station and making polling authorities surrender ballot papers or voting machines (ii) taking possession of polling station and allowing only one’s own supporters to exercise their franchise (iii) threatening and preventing any elector from going to polling station and (iv) seizure of the place being used for counting of votes.