(1) Before permitting an elector to vote, the polling officer shall,-
(a) record the electoral roll number of the elector as entered in the marked copy of the electoral roll in a register of voters in Form-27.
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(b) obtain the signature or the thumb impression of an elector on the said register of voters;
and
(c) mark the name of the elector in the marked copy of the electoral roll to indicate that he has been allowed to vote:
Provided that, no elector shall be allowed to vote unless he has put his signature or thumb impression on the register of voters.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), it shall be necessary for any presiding officer or polling officer or any other officer to attest the thumb impression of the elector on the register of voters.