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Section 79: Scrutiny and opening of ballot boxes

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rules, 2014Union territory Rules of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · 1952

(1) The Returning Officer may have the ballot box or boxes used at more than one polling station opened and the ballot papers found in such box or boxes counted simultaneously.

SERIES - I (2015) THE D.&N.H. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE (Serial No. 50) Page -28

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

(3) The Returning Officer shall satisfy himself that none of the ballot boxes has in fact been tampered with.

(4) If the Returning Officer is satisfied that any ballot box has in fact been tampered with, he shall not count the ballot papers contained in that box and shall follow the procedure laid down in rule 54 in respect of that polling station.

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ActThe Dadra and Nagar Haveli Panchayats (Election Procedure) Rules, 2014
Section79
Marginal noteScrutiny and opening of ballot boxes
JurisdictionUnion territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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