Section 59 in The West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003
59. Revocation of the appointment, or death, of a polling agent or counting agent.
(1)Any revocation of the appointment of a polling agent shall be signed by the candidate or his election agent and shall operate from the date on which it is lodged with the Panchayat Returning Officer, and in the event of such a revocation or of the death of a polling agent before the close of the poll, the candidate or his election agent may appoint, in the prescribed manner, another polling agent at any time before the poll is closed and shall forthwith give notice of such appointment, in the prescribed manner, to the Panchayat Returning Officer.(2)Any revocation of the appointment of a counting agent shall be signed by the candidate or his election agent and shall operate from the date on which it is lodged with the Panchayat Returning Officer, and in the event of such revocation or of the death of a counting agent before the commencement of the counting of votes the candidate or his election agent may appoint, in the prescribed manner, another counting agent at any time before the counting of votes is commenced and shall forthwith give notice of such appointment, in the prescribed manner, to the Panchayat Returning Officer.
