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52. In the aforesaid context, we may now look into Part VIIA of the Rules. This chapter is of counting of votes recorded in the electronic voting machine. However, before that, we quote Rule 63, which reads thus :

"63. Declaration and publication of result.-- (1) When the counting of votes has been completed, the Returning Officer shall in absence of any direction by the Election Commission to the contrary, forthwith declare the result of the election in Form 28 by affixing a signed copy of the result in that form on the Notice Board in his office. He shall also send a copy of the same to--

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(c) the serial number of the control unit;

(d) date of poll; and

(e) date of counting."

64D. Other provisions of PART VII apply.-- (1) The provisions of rules 55 to 58 and 61 to 64 in PART VII shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to counting of votes and declaration of result when voting has been recorded by voting machine and any reference to 'ballot paper' or 'ballot box' shall be construed as including a reference to such 'votes recorded on voting machine' or 'electronic voting machine' respectively.