Section 134B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 – Prohibition of going armed to or near a polling station

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Section 134B: Prohibition of going armed to or near a polling station

(1) No person, other than the returning officer, the presiding officer, any police officer and any other person appointed to maintain peace and order at a polling station who is on duty at the polling station, shall, on a polling day, go armed with arms, as defined in the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959), of any kind within the neighbourhood of a polling station.

Source: official text of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.