India, March 19 -- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi today concluded giving evidence in the election petition before the Allahabad High Court maintaining that Mr Yashpal Kapoor had not canvassed her election from Rae Bareli before February 1, 1971, and that she was not aware of the AII-India Congress Committee (AICC) announcing, even tentatively, her candidature before that date.

Mrs Gandhi was cross-examined today on the role played by Mr Kapoor who was a government servant till she filed her nomination and appointed him her election agent, and on the date on which her candidature was announced. She was also questioned on Maruti Ltd. She signed the 54- page transcript of her evidence this afternoon: It runs into nearly 15,000 words.

The Pri...