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| (1) No person shall be admitted to vote at any polling station other than the polling station set apart for the group of voters to which he belongs |
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| (2) The presiding officer shall keep order in his station, and shall regulate the number of voters to be admitted at a time and shall exclude all other persons except the secretary of a recognized political party and the candidates, the polling agents, the police officers on duty and other persons officially employed at the polling station ; provided that only one candidate from each recognized political party or independent group shall be admitted to the polling station at any one time. |
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| (3) If any person misconducts himself in the polling station, or fails to obey the lawful orders of the presiding officer, the presiding officer may cause him to be removed forthwith from the polling station by any police officer or by any other person authorized in writing by the presiding officer or by the returning officer. |
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| (4) Any person removed from a polling station under sub section (3) "
| | (a) shall not, except with the permission of the presiding officer, be allowed to enter the polling station again during the hours of the poll; and | | |
| | (b) may, if he is charged with the commission of any offence in that station, be kept in custody until he can be brought before a Magistrate: | | |
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