(1) All ballot papers used for voting referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 3 and in rule 5 shall, immediately after the counting of votes has been completed, be enclosed in a stout envelope and sealed by the person presiding over the meeting in the presence of the [members and ex officio members]2 present thereat, and the description of the election to which the ballot- papers relate shall be inscribed thereon and such envelope shall be enclosed in another large envelope which shall be addressed to the Divisional Commissioner and delivered to him.
(2) The Divisional Commissioner shall preserve the inner envelope intact until the expiry of one year from the date of the election, and shall then, subject to any direction to the contrary made by the Government or a competent Court, or a person appointed to hold an enquiry into an election, cause it to be destroyed with its contents.
--------- 2 Punjab Municipal Corporations Mayor, Senior ...... Rules, 1991, Rule 5
1. Substituted vide Punjab Govt. LSP III, dated 27.9.1991.
2. Substituted vide Punjab Govt. Notification No. G.S.R. 22/P.A. 42/76/S.38/Amd(2)/97, dated 14.5.1997.