(1) If a person representing himself to be a particular voter named in the electoral roll applies for a ballot paper after another person has already voted as such voter the applicant shall, after duly answering such questions as the Presiding Officer may ask be entitled to receive a ballot paper hereinafter referred to as a tendered ballot paper in the same manner as any other voter.
(2) A tendered ballot paper shall instead of being put into the ballot box, be handed over by such person to the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officer shall then place the ballot paper in a separate packet set apart for the purpose. At the end of the poll the packet containing all such tendered ballot papers shall be sealed. Such votes shall not be counted at the time of counting of votes.
(3) The name of the village, the number of the constituency, the name of the voter, his serial number in the electoral roll and the number of the polling station to which the electoral roll relates shall be entered in a list in Form-31 which shall bear the heading ―List of tendered vote‖. The person tendering such ballot paper shall sign his name or affix his thumb impression against entry relating to him in that list.
(4) Form-31 shall be prepared separately concerning the election of Member, Pradhan, Up-Pradhan and member of Panchayat Samiti and member of Zila Parishad.