Section 12(3) in U.P. Zila Panchayats (Formation of Committees) Rules, 1997
(3)A ballot paper shall be rejected as invalid on which :(a)the number I is not marked; or(b)the number I is marked opposite the name of more than one candidate or is so marked as to render it doubtful to which candidate it is intended to apply; or(c)the number I and some other numbers are marked opposite the name of the same candidate; or(d)any mark is made by which the vote may afterwards be indentified.
