Section 46 in The Sikh Gurdwaras Board Election Rules, 1959
46. Closing of polling station.
- These polling officer shall close the polling station each day at the hour appointed under the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 276 and no ballot-paper shall be issued to any elector after such hour, but all electors present at the place fixed for the poll before it is so closed shall be entitled to have their votes recorded :Provided that if for any reason it was not possible to open the polling station at the hour appointed under the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 26, or if by reason of disorder at the polling station, or for any other reason the polling was stopped for a certain time, the presiding officer shall keep the polling station open for a further period equal to the period that elapsed between the hour appointed for the opening of the polling station and the hour at which it was actually opened or the time during which polling was stopped as the case may be.
