(1) The District Election Officer may at any time but not later than 15 days from the day of declaration of result under rule 78 on a report by the Returning Officer, correct, by an order any clerical or arithmetical mistake or error in the result sheet in Form 22, 23 or in the return of election in Form 25 or 26 as the case may be:
Provided that no correction or amendment shall be made except after giving a notice to all contesting candidates from the consistuency in question, about the date, time and place for taking up the matter for such correction.
(2) An order passed by the District Election Officer under sub-rule (1) shall be in writing and contain reasons therefor and a corrected copy of the return of election in form 25 or 26 as the case may be, duly signed and certified by the District Election Officer shall be sent to the Returning Officer for grant of certificate of election to the candidate declared elected as a result of such correction.
(3) Nothing in sub-rule (1) shall confer any power or authority upon the District Election Officer to open any envelope containing counted ballot papers or to direct re-counting of votes.
(4) The Certificate of election in Form 28 or rule 80, if already granted by the Returning Officer to a candidate before an order is passed by the District Election Officer under subrule(1), shall be deemed to have been recalled and cancelled.
82. Election of trader’s representative- (1) No person shall be qualified to be elected as representative of the traders unless,-
(a) his name is included in the list of voters prepared under the provision of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 11 of the Act:
(b) he is a trader;
(c) he is otherwise so disqualified for being so elected;
[(d) he has completed the age of 21 years.]
(2) No person shall be eligible for election of the representative of the traders from more than one Mandi Committee.
(3) The Provisions of rule 43 to 82 of these rules shall apply for the election of the representative of traders of the Mandi Committee.