Section 53(1) in The Sikh Gurdwaras Board Election Rules, 1959
(1)The presiding officer shall forward the packets containing the valid and rejected ballot-papers and the account of votes cast in favour of each candidate in form X referred to in rule 52 to the returning officer immediately:[Provided that, where any part or parts of a constituency have become inaccessible due to climatic conditions or otherwise the Presiding Officer shall, by the speediest means available, communicate to the Returning Officer, the result of the counting indicating the total number of votes polled at the polling station, number of votes rejected and the number of valid votes secured by each candidate.] [Proviso added by Gazette of India Part III Section 3(1) dt. 2nd March, 1979 Page 338.]
