Section 55State of Maharashtra Act
Section 55: Counting of votes
Counting of votes.
- At every election where a poll is taken, votes shall be counted by, or under the supervision and direction of the Returning Officer and each contesting candidate and his counting agent shall have a right to be present at the time of counting. The Returning Officer may allow such number of counting agents per candidates so as to conduct the counting process in free, fair and transparent manner.Previous
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