Section 82 in Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995
82. Preparation and issue of ballot papers.
(1)Every Ward member present at the meeting wishing to vote shall be supplied with a ballot paper in Form 28-A. Every ballot paper shall be of identical colour and size on which the names of all the candidates and the number of the Ward of the District Panchayat or the Panchayat Union, as the case may be, from which they are elected shall be legibly written or typewritten in Tamil in the order of Tamil alphabet.(2)The ballot paper shall be assigned serial number and signed by the Returning Officer at the appropriate place and also on the reverse side before being handed over to the Ward members, for voting.
