Section 28: Scrutiny and opening of ballot box (es)
Co-option of Members Rules, 1974Central Rules · 1971
( I ) As soon as the poll is over the Director shall:
(a) after having first dealt with the covers containing the ballot papers under special arrangement in the manner prescribed by rule 12-H, open the ballot box (es), take out from each box and count the ballot papers contained therein; and record their number in a statement;
(b) Scrutinize the ballot papers taken out of the ballot box (es); and
(c) Separate die ballot papers, which he deems valid from tfiose, which he rejects as invalid endorsing on each of the latter the word "Rejected" and the ground of Rejection.