(a) Open the ballot box or boxes (if more than one has been used at the Polling Station) and sort out the ballot papers according to their different colours so that all ballot papers relating to the election of each office are separately dealt with;
(b) Separate the ballot papers which are admitted as valid from those which are declared invalid, endorsing on the latter the word "REJECTED" and the ground of rejection, and prepare an account of ballot papers in Form 14. A ballot paper shall be invalid and be rejected if:
(i) It has not on it the official mark, or
(ii) It bears any mark or writing by which the voter can be identified, or
(iii) It bears any mark other than the cross mark or the cross mark is at such a position on the ballot paper as to render it impossible to co-relate it to any symbol: Provided that if the ballot paper does not suffer from any of defects mentioned in (i) and (ii) above and suffers only from a defect under (iii), it shall be recorded as invalid only in respect of such candidates against whose symbol, the cross mark is improperly placed.
(iv) It bears cross marks more than the number of seats for which he is entitled to cast his votes;
(c) count the valid votes given to each candidate;
(d) prepare and certify a return in Form 15 setting forth :
(i) the number of persons who were issued ballot papers;
(ii) the number of valid votes given for each candidate;
(iii) the names of as many candidates securing the highest number of valid votes as there are seats to be filled;
(iv) the number of ballot papers declared invalid; and
(v) the number of tendered ballot papers;
(e) seal in separate packets, on the outside of which shall be endorsed a description of their contents and forward to Returning Officer;
(i) The ballot papers counted as valid separately for each candidate;
(ii) the ballot papers rejected as invalid;
(iii) the unissued ballot papers;
(iv) the tendered ballot papers;
(v) the cancelled ballot papers;
(vi) the counterfoils of the ballot papers;
(vii) the counterfoils of the tendered ballot papers;
(viii) the tendered votes list; and
(ix) the list of challenged votes;
(f) permit any candidate or his agent to take a copy of or an extract from the return mentioned in sub-rule (c) above.
Section 46 • The Delhi Panchayat Raj Rules, 1959
46. Counting of Votes.
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