circumstances in which the ballot paper is to be rejected and states that the ballot paper so rejected shall be void as a ballot paper ... validity of two of the ballot papers in which votes were recorded. In that case the ballot paper was in substance in the same form
getting an imprint thereof on the ballot paper by folding, or even folding the ballot paper in a peculiar manner. With due receipt ... signing of the ballot paper by the voter, or marking of the ballot paper by him that will render the vote void. The phrase
There were four ballot-papers in which the electors had placed the mark (X) not in the column of the ballot-paper meant for such ... mark by which the voter can be identified, then ballot paper is void, and is not to be counted; or, to put the matter affirmatively
votes 23 ballot papers were challenged on the ground that the voters had made on these ballot papers more than one mark against the same ... counting respondent No. 6 had rejected all 23 ballot papers. After rejecting these 23 ballot papers and on recounting the votes respondent No. 6 declared
ballot paper on account of the folding of the ballot paper and so the Returning Officer was erroneous in law in rejecting the ballot paper ... ballot paper on this ground. In a case of this description the principle is that a ballot paper should not be rejected as void merely
grounds for rejection of a ballot paper enumerated for rejection of ballot paper under Sub-section (2)(h) is that of absence of mark ... ballot paper shall not be rejected merely on the ground of such defect.
10. The rejection of a ballot paper as void is a serious
mark on the paper by which he may be 'afterwards' identified his ballot paper will be void, and will not be counted ... places any mark on the paper by which he may aiterwards be identified the ballot paper shall be void and shall not be counted
candidate "could receive many
void votes." The ballot boxes were opened and it was found
that 37 void votes were counted in favour ... definite particulars
with regard to the said void votes may only be supplied
after the ballot papers are inspected, and that a defeated
candidate
ballot papers,
the ballot papers of the appellant and respondent 1 only
were recounted and therefore
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the recount was void. The respondent 1 also ... found even in the recounting of the
rejected ballot papers by the Court that 8 ballot papers
relating to the appellant have been improperly rejected
submit his report on going through the ballot papers with
regard to the casting of the void votes. The High Court
unfortunately, neither allowed ... parties and their counsels, of all the said ballot
papers. identify the void votes which had been cast in
respect of polling station
