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Section 72: Scrutiny and opening of ballot boxes

Chhattisgarh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Mandi samiti ka nirvachan) Niyam, 1997State Rules of Chhattisgarh · 1973

The Returning Officer or such officers authorised by him, may have the ballot boxes used at a Polling Station, opened and their contents counted simultaneously.

(2) Before any ballot box is opened at a counting table, a candidate or his election or counting agent present at the table shall be allowed to inspect the paper seal or such other seal as might have been affixed thereon and to satisfy himself that it is intact.

(3) The Returning Officer or such other officer authorised by him, shall satisfy himself that none of the ballot boxes has in fact tampered with.

(4) If the Returning Officer or such other officer authorised by him, is satisfied that any ballot box has in fact tampered with, he shall not count the ballet papers contained in that box and shall follow the procedure laid down in rule 76 in respect of the polling station.

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ActChhattisgarh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Mandi samiti ka nirvachan) Niyam, 1997
Section72
Marginal noteScrutiny and opening of ballot boxes
JurisdictionState of Chhattisgarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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