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Method of voting and procedure for election. — (1) Every elector shall have one vote and no elector shall give more than one vote to any one candidate. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, elections to the Zilla Panchayat shall be held by ballot in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed. (3) The provisions of sections 27 to 41 shall apply in respect of elections to Zilla Panchayat as they apply to elections to Panchayat. 104[125-A. Use of electronic voting machine.— Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules framed thereunder, the State Election Commission may put in use the electronic voting machine in lieu of ballot paper for the election of members of Panchayats or Zilla Panchayats, as may be deemed necessary and in the manner specified by the State Election Commissioner in this regard.]