Section 88(2) in Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995
(2)If the number of candidates are three and if any one of them secures more than one half of the total number of votes polled, he shall be declared to have been duly elected. If none of them secures more than one half of the number of votes polled, the candidate who obtains the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated and a second ballot taken. In the event of there being an equality of votes among the three candidates, the Returning Officer shall draw lots in the presence of the Ward members present and the candidates whose names are first and second drawn shall be retained and a second ballot taken.
