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'''Scientific rigging''' is a term referred to a number of malpractices used by political parties to win elections in [[West Bengal]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-04-08|title=The maths & chemistry of scientific rigging|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-maths-chemistry-of-scientific-rigging/story-N0iFYksOigskZBKjtrV5cL.html|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Begg|first=Yusuf|date=17 May 2019|title=How to rig elections, Bengal style|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/west-bengal-elections-rigging-1527021-2019-05-17|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 February 2021|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> These malpractices may include [[booth capturing]], party cadres impersonating genuine voters, polling agents beaten up threatening voters not to vote for the opposition, etc.<ref name=":0" /> These malpractices are generally achieved through blatant use of government power and organization of political parties. The term was used by the opposition to the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] government in West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chatterjee|first=Partha|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36649040|title=The present history of West Bengal : essays in political criticism|date=1997|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1997|isbn=0-19-563945-6|location=Delhi ; New York|page=141|chapter=Discipline and Development|oclc=36649040|quote=Their opponents call it a machine for 'scientific rigging'. But there is no doubt that the unparalleled success of the Left Front in every election in West Bengal since 1977 has a great deal to do with the elaborateness, intricacy and discipline of the CPI(M)'s organization in its campaign to mobilize votes.}}</ref><br />
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To prevent scientific rigging the [[Election Commission of India]] takes various extremely stringent norms, including a number of check lists, additional visits by officials and even scrutinizing the training of block-level officers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-23|title=To do away with 'scientific rigging', Election Commission introduces strict norms in West Bengal|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/to-do-away-with-scientific-rigging-ec-introduces-strict-norms-in-west-bengal/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Booth capturing]]<br />
*[[Electoral fraud]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Political corruption in India]]<br />
[[Category:Corruption in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Electoral fraud in India]]<br />
[[Category:Elections in West Bengal]]</div>>Mtb-za