paragraphs-10 to 16 of the Petition, allegations of booth capturing and rigging are stated. Under Section 100(1)(b) of the Act, the High ... details what amounts to a corrupt practice. Under Section 123(8) , booth capturing by a candidate or his agent is deemed to be a corrupt
also on the count that corrupt practices such as, rigging and booth capturing have been practised at the election by respondent-1 and his supporters ... practices such as, booth capturing and rigging of booths. According to him, such instances of booth capturing took place in polling booth
result of
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the poll cannot be ascertained due to "booth capturing"
at the Polling Station or place. He submits that the
impugned ... adjournment of poll or
countermanding of election on the ground of booth
capturing. It is useful to extract both the provisions
which read as follows
does not apply to the instant case
as no emergency or booth capturing occurred that
would justify such an action.
iv. The action of postponing ... Adjournment of poll or
countermanding of election on the ground of
booth capturing.-(1) If at any election.-
(i) booth capturing has taken place
does not apply to the instant case
as no emergency or booth capturing occurred that
would justify such an action.
iv. The action of postponing ... Adjournment of poll or
countermanding of election on the ground of
booth capturing.-(1) If at any election.-
(i) booth capturing has taken place
Sri.B.S. Yediyurappa S/O Late ... vs The State Of Karnataka on 11 September
Smt Latha vs State Of Karnataka on 6 January, 2017
Equivalent citations: AIR 2017 (NOC
Sri A Manju vs Sri. Prajwal Revanna @ Prajwal R on 1 September, 2023
Author: K
Mr. Suraj Naik Soni vs Mr. Dinakar Keshav Shetty on 25 September, 2025
Author: V
some of the candidates were not
actually guilty of direct booth capturing. It
was the duty of the Election Commissioner to
show to the rest ... free and
fair election and there has been large scale
of booth capturing. Such action can be taken
by the Election Commission not only
