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Section 71: Sealing of other packets

The Punjab Municipal Election Rules, 1994State Act of Punjab · Act 19 of 1994

(1) The Presiding Officer shall then make into separate packets— (a the marked copy of electoral roll;

(b) the counterfoils of the used ballot papers;

(c) the ballot papers signed in full by the Presiding Officer, but not issued to the electors;

(d) any other ballot papers not issued to the electors;

(e) the ballot papers cancelled for violation of voting procedure;

(f) any other cancelled ballot papers;

(g) the cover containing the tendered ballot papers and the list in Form 31.

(h) the list of challenged votes; and

(i) any other papers directed by the Commission to be kept in a sealed packet.

(2) Each such packet shall be sealed with the seals of the Presiding Officer and with the seals either of the candidate or of his election agent or of his polling agent who may be present at the polling station and may desire to affix his seal thereon.

72. (1) If at any election any ballet box used at a potting station or any other place fixed for the Poll is unlawfully taken out of the custody of the Presiding Officer or is in any way tampered with or is intentionally or unintentionally destroyed, lost or damaged, the Presiding Officer will immediately submit report of facts to the Returning Officer who will forward it to the Commission with his comments and if the Commission is satisfied, on receipt of the report of the Presiding Officer through the Returning Officer, that in consequence thereof the result of the poll on that polling station cannot be ascertained; the Commission nay—

(a) declare the polling at that polling station to be void;

(b) appoint a day and fix the ;ours for taking a fresh poll at the polling station ; and

(c) notify the day so appointed and the hour so fixed in the manner prescribed under these rules;

(2) The provisions of these rules shall apply to every fresh poll as they apply to the original poll.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Punjab Municipal Election Rules, 1994
Section71
Marginal noteSealing of other packets
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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