Section 39(1) in Orissa Zilla Parishad Election Rules, 1994
(1)On the date fixed for declaration of the results of the elections, the Election Officer shall in the presence of candidates or their Polling Agents check the arithmetical correctness of votes polled by different candidates [in Form No. 18] [Inserted vide O.G.E. No. 1265 of 1995.] so as to arrive at the total number of votes polled by each contesting candidates [alongwith the result of votes recorded as per voting machine, if any] [Inserted vide S.R.O.No. 229/2001 dated 14.5.2001 (O.G.E. No. 904 dated 15.5.2001).] and then announce the result.
