The first incident of booth capturing in India was reported from Bihar’s Rachiyari in the 1957 elections. By 1980, the malice had spread to other parts as violence, intimidation, and bribing the voter with money and liquor became an election phenomenon.
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In 1989, amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1951 — vide Sections 58 A and 135 A — were enacted to make booth capturing an electoral offence.
(Published 28 March 2024, 14:10 IST)
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