Section 34(1) in Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (Conduct of Election of Members, Election Expenses and Election Petitions) Rules, 2005
(1)The Presiding Officer of each polling station shall, as soon as practicable after the close of the poll, in the presence of any candidates or their election or polling agents who may be present, close the slit for insertion of ballot papers of each ballot box, or where the box does not contain any mechanical devise for closing the slit, seal up the slit, and seal and secure all the ballot boxes used at the polling station. The Presiding Officer shall allow the candidates or their election agents and their polling agents present at the polling station to fix their seals on the slit of the ballot box or boxes.
