Section 34 in The Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996
34. Procedure on closing of poll.
(1)As soon as practicable after the close of the poll, the Presiding Officer shall in the presence of such candidates or there duly authorised agents as may be present there ; make up into packets (a)the unused ballot papers ;(b)the spoiled ballot papers ;(c)the ballot papers returned and cancelled under rule 28 ;(d)the marked copy of the voters list ;(e)the counterfoils of the used ballot papers ; and(f)affix his seal to every such packet.(2)Subject to any directions given by the Election Authority or the Returning Officer in that behalf, the packets referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be forwarded by the Presiding Officer to the Returning Officer or the Election Authority as the case may be.
