(1) No ballot paper shall be issued to any voter before the hour fixed for the commencement of the poll.
(2) No ballot paper shall be issued to any voter after the hour fixed for the closing of the poll except to those voters who are present at the polling station at the time of the closing of the poll. Such voters shall be allowed to cast their votes even after the time for the poll is over.
(3) Every ballot paper shall before issue to a voter, be marked with such distinguishing mark as the District Election Officer (Panchayats) may direct.
(4) In a polling station where polling for more than one office bearers is to be taken, each voter shall be provided with ballot papers meant for such different offices simultaneously.
(5) At the time of issuing a ballot paper to a voter the polling officer shall underline the entry relating to a voter in the copy of the electoral roll set part for the purpose to indicate that he has been issued a ballot paper and in case of women voter he will also tick on the left hand side against her name.
He shall not record the serial number thereof on the electoral roll.
(6) No person in the polling station shall note down the serial number of the ballot paper issued to a particular voter.