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Electoral Politics — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesElectoral Politics5 Marks
Question
What does booth capturing and rigging mean in the elections?
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Answer

  1. Booth capturing: Supporters or hired musclemen of party or a candidate gain physical control of a polling booth and cast false votes by threatening everyone or by preventing genuine voters from reaching the polling booth.

  2. Rigging: Fraud and malpractices indulged by a party or candidate to increase his votes. It includes stuffing ballot boxes by a few persons using the votes of others; recording multiple votes by the same person; and bribing polling officers to favour a candidate.

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