Section 40 in The Orissa Co-operative Societies (Elections to the Committees) Rules, 1992
40. Scrutiny and opening of ballot boxes.
(1)The Election Officer may have the ballot boxes used at more than one polling-stations opened and their contents counted simultaneously.(2)Before any ballot box is opened at a counting table, the Counting Agents present at the table shall be allowed to inspect the paper seal or such other seal as might have been affixed thereon and to satisfy themselves that it is intact.(3)The Election Officer shall satisfy himself that none of the ballot boxes has in fact been tampered with.(4)If the Election Officer is satisfied that any ballot box has in fact been tampered with, he shall not count the ballot papers contained in that box and shall follow the procedure laid down in Rule 36 in respect of that polling-station.
