Section 42 in The Sikh Gurdwaras Committee Election Rules, 1959
42. Counting of votes to be done by presiding office at the polling station.
- Immediately after the formalities referred to in sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 39 are completed, the presiding officer shall proceed with the counting of votes as follows:-(a)He shall allow the candidates and their agents, who may be present, to inspect all seals on the ballot-box or ballot-boxes used at the polling station and satisfy them that they are in order.(b)He shall satisfy himself that none of the ballot-boxes has been tampered with.(c)If the presiding officer is satisfied that any ballot-box has been tampered with, he shall not count the ballot-papers contained in any ballot-box used at the polling station and shall follow the procedure laid down in rule 40.(d)If the presiding officer is satisfied that all the ballot-boxes used at the polling station are intact and have not been tampered with, he shall open them and take out the ballot-papers contained therein and allow the candidates and their agents, who may be present, to inspect the boxes and satisfy them that they are empty.
