Section 58A: Adjournment of poll or countermanding of election on the ground of booth capturing.

The Representation of the People Act, 1951Central Act · Act 43 of 1951

[Adjournment of poll or countermanding of election on the ground of booth caputring.—(1) If at any election,—

(a) booth capturing has taken place at a polling station or at a place fixed for the poll (hereafter in this section referred to as a place) in such a manner that the result of the poll at that polling station or place cannot be ascertained; or

(b) booth capturing takes place in any place for counting of votes in such a manner that the result of the counting at that place cannot be ascertained,

the returning officer shall forthwith report the matter to the Election Commission.

(2) The Election Commission shall, on the receipt of a report from the returning officer under sub-section (1) and after taking all material circumstances into account, either—

(a) declare that the poll at that polling station or place be void, appoint a day, and fix the hours, for taking fresh poll at that polling station or place and notify the date so appointed and hours so fixed in such manner as it may deem fit; or

(b) if satisfied that in view of the large number of polling stations or places involved in booth capturing the result of the election is likely to be affected, or that booth capturing had affected counting of votes in such a manner as to affect the result of the election, countermand the election in that constituency.

Explanation.—In this section, "booth capturing" shall have the same meaning as in section 135A.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Representation of the People Act, 1951
Section	58A
Marginal note	Adjournment of poll or countermanding of election on the ground of booth capturing.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

inserted. . Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-3-1989).

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