(1) A meeting of the [members and ex officio members]1of a Municipal Corporation shall be convened by the Divisional Commissioner to elect a Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor and the election shall be held by way of ballot for which purpose special ballot papers bearing the official mark allotted by the Divisional Commissioner shall be used:
Provided that, if any [member and ex officio member]2 being illiterate or otherwise being incapable of casting his vote by writing ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ on the ballot paper, the person presiding over the meeting shall record ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, as the case may be, on the ballot paper on behalf of such [member and ex officio member]3, in accordance with his wishes.
(2) The person presiding over the meeting convened under sub-section (1) shall keep utmost secrecy while recording the wishes of the [members and ex officio members]4 and shall keep a brief record of each such instance without indicating the manner in which the vote has been cast.
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