Section 20 in The Orissa Veterinary Council Rules, 1997
20. Declaration of results.
(1)When the counting of votes has been completed, the Returning Officer shall draw up list of candidates in the order of highest votes Polled by each and shall declare the result of the successful candidates in that order according to the number of seats to be filled up.(2)If any candidate thus declared elected refused to accept the election, then in the place of that candidate one of the remaining candidates to whom the next largest number of votes have been cast, shall be deemed to have been elected, and the same procedure shall be adopted as if a vacancy is caused.(3)When there is equality of votes among any two or more candidates, then the person or persons, as the case may be, the Returning Officer or any other Officer authorised him shall draw by lottery a name in such manner as he may determine and the candidate's name so drawn shall be deemed to have been elected.(4)The Returning Officer shall, as soon as the result is declared in form each successful candidates of his being elected to the State Council.
