Section 7(5) in Tamil Nadu Homeopathy System of Medicine and Practitioners of Homeopathy Rules, 1972
(5)If the number of candidates nominated exceeds the number of members to be elected, the president of the meeting shall hold an election in the following manner:-(a)The names of the candidates nominated shall be conspicuously exhibited in writing on a blackboard or in any other convenient manner so as to be visible to the members.(b)Every member wishing to vote shall be supplied with a voting paper initiated by the president of the meeting and containing the names of the candidates whether typewritten or cyclostyled in English, in alphabetical order with some space between one name and another. The members shall, then, proceed to the place set apart for the purpose of voting and there put the mark 'X' against the name of the candidate or candidates for whom he wishes to vote. He shall then, fold up the voting paper so as to conceal his vote and, after showing to the president, the president's initials, deposit the same in a ballot box placed in the view of the president and so constructed that the paper may be placed therein, but not extracted therefrom without the box being opened.
