Section 69(2) in The Orissa Municipal Corporation (Division of City into Wards, Reservation of Seats, and Conduct of Election) Rules, 2003
(2)Before the votes recorded in the control unit of a voting machine are counted the election agent of the candidate or his counting agent present at the counting table shall be allowed to inspect the paper seal and such other vital seals as might have been affixed on the unit and satisfy themselves that the seals are in tact.
