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Commencement and closing at Poll- The Poll shall be commenced and closed at the hour fixed in that behalf under section 57 and no elector shall thereafter be admitted into the polling station after the close of the poll: Provided that all electors present at the polling station at the hour of the close of poll shall be entitled to have their votes polled Provided that if for any reason it was not possible to open a polling station at the hour appointed under section 57 or if by reason of disorder at the polling station or for any other reason the Presiding Officer has considered it necessary to stop the polling 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 the polling was stopped as the case may be.