Section 40(7) in Orissa Pani Panchayat Rules, 2003
(7)Every member present and wishing to vote shall be supplied with a ballot paper duly authenticated by the Election Officer.(a)The members shall proceed one after another to the place set apart for the voting and secretly place the rubber stamp bearing arrow cross mark on the symbol of the candidates(s) for whom he or she wishes to vote and then fold and insert the ballot paper in the ballot box placed in full view of the Election Officer.(b)Immediately after the voting is over, the Election Officer shall count the votes in presence of the members present and record the number of votes secured by each candidate in a plain paper.(c)The candidate securing the highest number of valid votes shall be declared by the Election Officer to have been elected to the post of the President/the Secretary/the Treasurer, as the case may be, on the same day.(d)In the event of equality of votes between two or more candidates, the Election Officer shall draw a lot in presence of the candidates. Candidate whose name is first drawn shall be declared as duly elected.
