52. Insertion of new section 72A in the principal enactment

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 72 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 72A of that enactment :—

72A. (1) Where due to the occurrence of certain events of such a nature :—

it is not possible to commence the poll at a polling station at the hour fixed for the commencement of the poll;

the poll at such polling station commences at the hour fixed for the opening of the poll, but cannot be continued until the hour fixed for the closing of the poll;

it is not possible to conduct the poll at that polling station, due to any reason beyond the control of presiding officer;

one or more polling agents are threatened, executed or chased out of the polling station during a disturbance at the poll;

the polling staff is unable to arrive at the polling station due to any obstructions on the way;

any disturbance of peace at the polling station makes it impossible to conduct the poll at such polling station;

any stuffing of ballot papers is forcibly carried out by any person; or

there is no genuine, free, fair and secret poll at any polling station, the presiding officer of that polling station shall forthwith inform the returning officer, who in

The Commissioner may upon receiving any information under subsection (2) and after making such inquiries as he may consider necessary to ascertain the accuracy of such information received, by Order published in the Gazette declare the poll taken at such polling station void.”.