(1) The Nirvachan Adhikari shall "appoint a date for the counting of votes which shall be as soon as practicable after the completion of the poll and shall fix the place and time at which the votes shall be counted.
(2) The Nirvachan Adhikari shall give notice of such date, time and place to the contesting candidates or their Nirvachan Abhikartas.
(3) If at the time so appointed for the counting of votes the ballot boxes containing the votes to be counted are not received by the Nirvachan Adhikari or if due to any other unavoidable cause he is unable to proceed with counting, he said the Matdan Adhyaksha shall take a fresh les shall apply in relation to fresh poll as they _may postpone the counting to another date and fix the time and place for it and give notice thereof to the contesting candidates or their Nirvachan Abhikartas.