While in the custody of the District Election Officer:-
(a) the packets of unused ballot papers;
(b) the packets of used ballot papers whether valid, tendered, or rejected; and
(c) the packets of marked copies of the voters‘ lists;
shall not be opened and their contents shall not be inspected by or produced before, any person or authority except under the order of a competent Court.
1 [84. Disposal of Election Papers.- The election papers and packets referred to in rules 61, 62, 67 and 83 shall be retained for a period of ninety days from the date of publication of results in the Official Gazette under rule 124 of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (General) Rules, 1997 and shall thereafter be destroyed subject to any direction to the contrary given by the State Government or by the State Election Commission or by a Competent Court or pending legal proceedings.]
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CHAPTER-IX ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF PANCHAYAT SAMITI