(1) If the Presiding Officer is satisfied that owing to blindness or other physical infirmities, an elector is unable to recognize the symbol on the balloting unit of the voting machine or unable to record his/her vote by pressing the appropriate button thereon without assistance the Presiding Officer shall permit the elector to take with him/her a companion of not less than eighteen years of age to the voting compartment for recording the vote on his/her behalf in accordance with his/her wishes.
Provided that no person shall be permitted to act as the companion of more than one elector at any polling station on the same day.
Provided further that before any person is permitted to act as the companion of an elector on any day under this rule that persons shall be required to declare that he/ she will keep secret the vote recorded by him on behalf of the elector and that he/she has not already acted as the companion of any other elector at any other polling station on that day.
(2) The Presiding Officer shall keep a record in Form 17 of all cases under this rule.