Companies Act, 1956
Sec 179 - Demand
for poll.
(1) Before or on the declaration of the result
of the voting on any resolution on a show of hands, a poll may be ordered to be
taken by the chairman of the meeting of his own motion, and shall be ordered to
be taken by him on a demand made in that behalf by the persons or person
specified below, that is to say,
(a) in the case of a public company having a
share capital, by any member or members present in person or by proxy and
holding shares in the company
(i) which confer a power to vote on the
resolution not being less than one-tenth of the total voting power in respect
of the resolution, or
(ii) on which an aggregate sum of not less
than fifty thousand rupees has been paid-up,
(b) in the case of a private company having a
share capital, by one member having the right to vote on the resolution and
present in person or by proxy if not more than seven such members are
personally present, and by two such members present in person or by proxy, if
more than seven such members are personally present,
(c) in the case of any other company, by any
member or members present in person or by proxy and having not less than
one-tenth of the total voting power in respect of the resolution.
(2) The demand for a poll may be withdrawn at
any time by the person or persons who made the demand.