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[Cites 0, Cited by 0] [Section 231] [Entire Act]

State of Andhra Pradesh - Subsection

Section 231(2) in Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

(2)The A.P. Election Commissioner for Local Bodies 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 be void, appoint a day, and fix the hours, for taking fresh poll at that polling station and notify the date so appointed and hours so fixed in such manner as he may deem fit, or
(b)if satisfied that in view of the large number of polling stations 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 manner as to effect 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 224.