Section 52(13) in Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, 1988
(13)(a)The Election Officer shall close the polling station at the hour fixed for the closure of polling and shall not thereafter admit any voter into the polling station:Provided that ail the voters present at the polling station before it is closed shall be allowed to record their votes.(b)If any question arises whether a voter was present at the polling station before it was closed, it shall be decided by the Election Officer or the Polling Officer, as the case may be, and his decision shall be final.(c)As soon as the voters present at the time fixed for the closure of voting have recorded their voles, the Election Officer or the Polling Officer, as the case may be, shall close the slit of the ballot box or shall seal up the slit and also allow any candidate or his election agent to affix his own seal, if he so desires.
