ballot paper cannot be
ascertained" the Returning Officer has to report the
matter to the election commission. A ballot paper was
found missing when ... indicate that such ballot paper
was 'lost'. Section 78 of the Act specifically states when
the ballot paper or papers are unlawfully taken
raised during the counting of ballot papers, 16 ballot
papers in respect of Booth No.2 were found missing and the same
came ... case, the allegation is that, while counting
ballot papers of Booth No.2, 16 ballot papers were missing.
Subsequently, it was destroyed
ballot papers were collected by the
Returning Officer, he found that only 20 ballot papers were received by him
and one ballot paper went missing ... issuance of a fresh
ballot paper along with her version as to how her ballot paper went
missing. The above mentioned Selma declined to give
found actually missing because in
paragraph-16 of its judgment the learned Munsif has clearly indicated that the
number of missing ballot papers was found ... ascertaining as to how many of the missing ballot
papers could be votes in favour of election petitioner or the rival candidate
declared elected
after inspection of the ballot boxes and recount, it was discovered that several hundred ballot papers were missing from the ballot boxes. That they were ... that the ballot boxes has been properly sealed at the time of counting, must be held to have pilfered the missing ballot papers when
apart from 267 ballot boxes containing used ballot papers which had been counted, there was another ballot box, containing used ballot papers which ... assumed that the missing ballot box most have contained 1400 ballots. The number of such ballots in the so-called missing ballot box could have
Assembly Constituency was rigged and some persons took away ballot papers. One such ballot paper they dropped on the road, which was carrying ... Polling Station No. 125, removal of ballot paper by some miscreants and that one such ballot paper was dropped on the road
facts and circumstances of the case, for the alleged missing of one ballot paper, relating to a polling booth. According to him, though the petitioner ... declared as winning candidate by one vote, though there was one missing ballot paper.
18. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that in ward
adverse presumption
against the petitioner herein, in respect of seven missing
ballot papers, which were not produced before the court
below.
The learned advocate appearing ... when there was no evidence on
record to show that the missing ballot papers were, in fact,
in possession or power of the petitioner herein
total number of ballot papers issued were 954. At
the time of counting, it was revealed that four ballot papers
were missing.
CRP 527/2012 ... indicate that such ballot
paper was 'lost'. Section 78 of the Act specifically
states when the ballot paper or papers are unlawfully
taken
