TY - BOOK ED - Election Commission of India TI - Hanbook for returning officers (at election where electronic voting machines are used) PY - 1999/// CY - New Delhi : PB - Election Commission of India, KW - Election Commission of India KW - Election law -- India KW - Election -- Handbook KW - Election -- HandbookElection law -- India N1 - Chapter -- I. Preliminary -- II. Polling Stations Draft Publication Modifications -- III. Polling Personnel Proper mixing of polling personnel Power to appoint Polling Personnel -- IV. Election Materials -- V. Nominations -- VI Scrutiny -- Grounds for rejection of nomination papers -- Alphabetical arrangement of names of candidates -- VII. Withdrawal of Candidatures -- VIII. Allotment of Symbols Approved election symbols Intimation by Political Parties of the name of Candidates set up by them -- IX. Uncontested Election -- X. Ballot Papers and voting Machines Postal Ballot papers Voters on Election Duty -- Operational details of voting machines Printing of ballot papers -- XI. Arrangements for Poll Safe custody of voting Machines Model Code of Conduct Polling Rehearsals -- XII. Pre-parations for the Poll-Commissioning of Electronic -- Voting Machines Notice about date and time -- of preparation of voting machines Preparation of the balloting Unit -- Preparation of Control Unit Clearing the Machine Safe -- Preservation of Prepared Voting Machines Polling materials required for voting machines -- XIII. The Poll Legal Provision Duties of Presiding Officers and Polling Officers Preparations on the Voting Machine -- by the Presiding Officer before Commencement of Poll Person to be admitted inside the Polling Station -- Challenged Votes Recording of vote by elector in the Voting Compartment Maintenance of secrecy -- of Voting Voting by blind and infirm voters Tendered Votes Maintenance of diary by Presiding Officer -- Close of Poll Safe custody of Voting Machines after poll Countermand of poll -- Adjourned poll & fresh poll Booth-Capturing -- XIV. Counting of Votes Legal Provisions, Fixing of date, Place and time for counting Number -- and arrangement of counting tables Appointment of -- Counting Agents Persons allowed in Counting hall Counting of votes received by post Completion of -- Part-II Result of Counting Adjournment of Counting Safe Custody of Election Records by District Election Officer -- XV. Declaration and Publication of Result -- Authorities to whom declaration of result should be sent Report of Result of Election Certificate of Election -- XVI. Return and Forfeiture of Deposits -- XVII. Account of Election Expenses -- XVIII. Miscellaneous -- Submission of report by the Returning Officer-Safe custody of voting -- machines and election papers -- Production and inspection of voting machines -- Disposal of election papers Annexures I-XLI ER -