Section 25(3) in U.P. Zila Panchayats (Election of Adhyaksha and UP-Adhyaksha and Settlement of Election Disputes) Rules, 1994
(3)A ballot paper shall be rejected as invalid on which-(a)the number 1 is not marked ; or(b)the number 1 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 1 and some other numbers are marked opposite the name of the same candidate ; or(d)any mark is made by which the voter may afterwards be identified.
