Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976

Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976 — section 96

96. Substituted for the word "Urdu" ibid. 78 Pakistan Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Rules, 1976

(ii)the number of ballot papers taken out of the ballot box and counted;

(iii)the number of issued ballot papers; and

(iv)the number of invalid ballot papers.

(3)A ballot paper shall be invalid

(a)on which figure "1" is not marked; or

(b)on which figure "1" is set opposite the name of more than one candidates, or is so placed so as to render it doubtful as to which candidate it is intended to apply; or

(c)on which figure "1" and some other figure are set opposite the name of the same candidate; or

(d)on which there is a mark or writing or to which some object is attached by which the voter can be identified; or

(e)which is unmarked or void on the ground of uncertainty; or

(f)which does not bear official mark or initial of the Polling Officer.

(4)The Polling Officer shall, immediately after the close of proceedings under sub rule (2) cause the statements, packets and account prepared by him to be sent to the Returning Officer together with such other records as the Returning Officer may direct.

This is the text of the provision as enacted. It is legal information, not legal advice, and it cannot account for the facts of your own matter. For advice on your situation, consult a verified advocate.