Section 16(8) in The Sikh Gurdwaras Board (Co-optation of Members) Rules, 1926
(8)"Count" means -(a)all the operations involved in the counting of the first preferences recorded for candidates; or(b)all the operations involved in the transfer of the surplus of any elected candidate; or(c)all the operations involved in the transfer of the total value of votes of an excluded candidate.II. (1) The voting shall be by ballot. Every ballot-paper shall contain the names of all the candidates, duly nominated for election in alphabetical order, in the form prescribed in Annexure I.
