Section 10 in The U.P. Antarim Zila Parishad (Election of Representatives of Gaon Sabhas) Rules, 1961
10. Taking of poll.
(1)The Returning Officer shall exclude from the place of polling all person except the candidates, their, election agents, the Pradhans of Goan Sabhas within the Block, and such other person as the Returning Officer may from time to time admit for the purpose of assisting him in taking the poll.(2)The Returning Officer shall have before him the list of Pradhan of Gaon Sabhas within the Block prepared under rule 3.(3)The Returning Officer shall at the time of delivery of the ballot paper to the Pradhan place against his serial number in the list a mark to denote that the Pradhan has received a ballot paper and shall also note against the name of the Pradhan the serial number of the ballot paper supplied to him.(4)Before delivery of ballot paper to a Pradhan the Returning Officer shall satisfy himself about the identity of the Pradhan and for that purpose he may take the assistance of such persons as he may think fit.(5)If in the case of any person, the Returning Officer is not satisfied about his identity, he may refuse to deliver a ballot paper to him after recording a brief note about the circumstances in which the refusal was made.(6)A member who has inadvertently dealt with his ballot paper in such a manner that it cannot be conveniently used a ballot paper may on delivering it to the Returning Officer and on satisfying him of the inadvertence, obtain another ballot paper so delivered, and the latter shall be marked as cancelled by the Returning Officer. Any ballot paper so cancelled shall be kept in a separate envelope set a part for the purpose. ,(7)If a Pradhan after obtaining any ballot paper for the purpose of recording his vote decides not to use the same, he shall return the ballot paper to the Returning Officer who shall mark it "Returned and cancelled" and keep it in an envelope.(8)The Returning Officer shall close the place of polling at the hour fixed under rule 4 and shall not admit their any member after that hour:Provided that all Pradhans of Gaon Sabhas within the Block present inside the place before it is so closed shall be entitled to have their votes recorded.(9)As soon as the issue of ballot papers is finished, the Returning Officer shall count the unissued ballot papers and place them in a cover and close and seal the same. He shall also place in an envelope the list referred to in sub-rule (3) and close and seal that envelope and the envelopes referred to in sub-rules (6) and (7).(10)Unless the counting of votes is proceeded with just after the close of the poll, the Returning Officer shall after the close of the poll in the presence of any candidates and their election agents who may be present close the slit for insertion of ballot papers in the ballot box of each ballot box used and seal and secure the same and shall allow the candidates or their election agents who may so desire to sign on the paper pasted over the slit.
