“After the close of the poll at any polling station, and only thereafter,
the presiding officer shall, in the presence of other polling station
officers and representatives of political parties if any be present, open
the ballot box and order the counting of the votes to proceed separately
according to a procedure entailing the polling station officers—
(a) picking out of the ballot box one paper and displaying the ballot
paper to all present and announcing aloud the classification of the vote
as specified in section 91;
(b) recording on a sheet of paper provided to the polling station officers
for the purpose, showing the classification of votes, the votes cast for
each classification;
(c) displaying the already announced ballot papers and separating them
into lots corresponding to each classification; and
(d) announcing, through the presiding officer, the number of votes cast
at the polling station under each classification.”
57. Apart from the per candidate votes, Part E of Form VI also requires that the polling officers should
count any null and void votes, indicate the sub-total of the per candidate votes and the null and
void votes, and then to deduct this number from total number of ballot papers marked as D*1
under Form VI as discussed above.
58. The polling officers should then observe and the recording secretary should record the
discrepancy if any.
59. After this, Part E of Form VI is formally completed and signed by the, Presiding Officer.
60. Party Representatives, Local Monitors, and International Observers. That Part is prescribed in the
following Form.
PART E
THIS PORTION OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD IS TO BE COMPLETED WHEN THE
COUNTING of VOTES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Total Number of Ballot Papers to be counted (from Part D*1)
Candidate A ......................................................................
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