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.
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"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.