law: Companies Act, 2013 
  109.
  
    Demand
  
  for poll.
  1.      Before or on the
  
  declaration of the result of the voting on any resolution on show of hands, a
  
  poll may be ordered to be taken by the Chairman of the meeting on his own
  
  motion, and shall be ordered to be taken by him on a demand made in that
  
  behalf,—
  a.     
  
    in
  
  the case a company having a share capital, by the members present in person or
  
  by proxy, where allowed, and having not less than one-tenth of the total voting
  
  power or holding shares on which an aggregate sum of not less than five lakh
  
  rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed has been paid-up; and
  b.    
  
    in
  
  the case of any other company, by any member or members present in person or by
  
  proxy, where allowed, and having not less than one-tenth of the total voting
  
  power.
  1.     
  2.      The demand for a poll
  
  may be withdrawn at any time by the persons who made the demand.
  3.      A poll demanded for
  
  adjournment of the meeting or appointment of Chairman of the meeting shall be
  
  taken forthwith.
  4.      A poll demanded on
  
  any question other than adjournment of the meeting or appointment of Chairman
  
  shall be taken at such time, not being later than forty-eight hours from the
  
  time when the demand was made, as the Chairman of the meeting may direct.
  5.      Where a poll is to be
  
  taken, the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint such number of persons, as he
  
  deems necessary, to scrutinise the poll process and votes given on the poll and
  
  to report thereon to him in the manner as may be prescribed.
  6.      Subject to the
  
  provisions of this section, the Chairman of the meeting shall have power to regulate
  
  the manner in which the poll shall be taken.
  7.      The result of the
  
  poll shall be deemed to be the decision of the meeting on the resolution on
  
  which the poll was taken.