Section 39(9) in Orissa Pani Panchayat Rules, 2003
(9)After voting is over after the appointed hour, the Election Officer shall take steps to count the votes on the spot in presence of the available voters. After the counting is over, the Election Officer shall record the number of votes secured by each candidate in a plain paper. The Election Officer shall then declare the name of the winning candidate who obtains the highest number of valid votes. After election of the three members of the Chak Committee from the three reaches, the Election Officer shall follow the above procedure to directly elect one of the three elected members to be a member of the Executive Committee of Pani Panchayat either on the same day or on the following day.
