Discrbe some unfair factice that take place during election
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Unfair practice in elections includes all varieties of electoral fraud, voter suppression or intimidation, unbalanced campaign finance rules, and imbalanced access to the media. These practices violate the right to vote, which is generally recognised as an essential element for democracy .
Booth capturing : Supporters of party or a candidate gain physical control of a polling booth and cast false votes by intimidating genuine voters from reaching the polling booth.
Rigging : Sometimes, a party or candidate is involved in fraud and malpractices which includes stuffing ballot boxes by a few persons using the votes of others, recording multiple votes by the same person and bribing or coercing polling officers to favour a candidate.
Luring the voters : Day before the election is conducted, a party or candidate distributes money and liquor among the voters to obtain their favour on the day of election.
Caste/Religion based appeals : At times, the candidates appeal to the voters in the name of caste and religion. This lessens the quality of democratic elections.
Use of government resources : It is often seen that the party in power uses various government resources in the elections.