Electoral malpractices are illegal or unethical practices that undermine the fairness of elections. Examples include:

- Impersonation: Voting in someone else's name.
- Threatening: Coercing or intimidating voters or candidates.
- Gerrymandering: Manipulating electoral district boundaries to favour a particular party or group.

Campaigning for a candidate, on the other hand, is a legitimate part of the electoral process and is not classified as malpractice.