(1) Presiding authority shall arrange for the voting and ensure that secrecy of the member casting his vote for or against the motion shall be maintained at all levels.
(2) The presiding authority shall not speak on the merits and demerits of the motion nor shall he be entitled to vote thereon while discussing the motion.
(3) The person against whom the no-confidence motion has been brought, shall be allowed to place his defence and explanation before the Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be, if he so desires.
(4) Presiding authority shall declare the result of the voting. The motion shall be deemed to have been carried when it has been passed by a majority of members present and voting.
(5) Where the motion has been carried, the office bearer concerned, shall stand removed from his office with immediate effect and the District Panchayat Officer or the Deputy Commissioner as the case may be, shall cause the notice to this effect to be fixed at the office of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be, and serve a copy of the same on the removed Chairman or Vice-Chairman of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be. If the Chairman is removed in that event Vice-Chairman shall function as Chairman till the election of new Chairman. After the removal of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or both of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be, the Deputy Commissioner shall convene a special meeting of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be, within a week of passing of no confidence motion to elect the Chairman or 51 Vice-Chairman or both, as the case may be, as per procedure laid down in Chapter IX and X of the HP Panchayati Raj(Election) Rules, 1994.