Section 66H(4) in Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919
(4)Any police officer may take such steps, and use such force, as may be reasonably necessary for preventing any contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), and may seize any apparatus used for such contravention.Explanation. - In this section, the expression "polling officer" means the polling officer of a polling station or if there is a presiding officer at the polling station such presiding officer.