Representation of the People Act, 1951 · Chapter IV: Administrative Machinery for the Conduct of Elections
Section 27: General duty of the presiding officer
It shall be the general duty of the presiding officer at a polling station to keep order thereat and to see that the poll is fairly taken.
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