Section 31 in The Sikh Gurdwaras Committee Election Rules, 1959
31. Manner of recording votes.
(1)The elector on receiving a ballot-paper shall forthwith proceed to one of the polling compartments and there make a mark on the ballot-paper against the name of the candidate for whom he intends to vote in accordance with such instructions as the Commissioner, Gurdwara Elections, may issue in this behalf.(2)The elector shall then, before quitting the polling compartment, fold his ballot-paper so as to conceal his vote, and after showing to the presiding officer the distinguishing mark, if any, on the ballot-paper, put the ballot-paper so folded into the ballot-box in the presence of this presiding officer.(3)The presiding officer shall, when he is so requested by an elector, explain to him instructions for the recording of votes.(4)Every elector shall vote without undue delay and shall quit the polling station as soon as he has put his ballot-paper in the ballot-box. No elector shall remain in a poling compartment longer than is reasonably necessary for marking his vote.(5)No elector shall be allowed to enter a polling compartment when another elector is inside.
