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37. Tendered Vote
According to Section 49P of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, if a voter present
himself/herself at the polling station and finds that another person has already voted as such
elector, they can approach the presiding officer at the polling booth and flag the issue. Such
person is allowed to vote only after s/he answers the presiding officer’s questions about their
identity satisfactorily. The person is allowed to vote only after s/he presents the documents
proving their identity, by means of a tendered ballot paper, instead of the voting machine. Such
vote is called ‘tendered vote’.
Link: https://ceoarunachal.nic.in/handbook/Handbook_for_Presiding_Officers.pdf
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