(a) If the number of contesting candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes does not exceed the number of reserved seats and the number of other contesting candidates exceeds the number of seats not reserved, the Returning Officer shall declare all candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes to be duly elected to as many of the reserved seats as there are such candidates;
(b) if the number of the contesting candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes does not exceed the number of reserved seats and the number of other contesting candidates does not exceed the number of seats not reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Returning Officer shall at first declare all the candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes to be duly elected to as many of the reserved seats as there are such candidates and then declare the other candidates to be duly elected to fill as many of the unreserved seats as there are such candidates; and
(c) if the number of contesting candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes exceeds the number of reserved seats but the total number of contesting candidates does not exceed the total number of seats, the Returning Officer shall first select by lots, to be drawn by him in such manner as he may determine, the candidates to be declared elected to the reserved seats out of the candidates who are members of the Scheduled Castes and declare the candidates so selected to be duly elected to fill the reserved seats and thereafter declare the remaining candidates to be duly elected to fill as many of the unreserved seats as there are contesting candidates left.
Section 22 • The Delhi Panchayat Raj Rules, 1959
22. Uncontested elections.
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