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Meeting for election of Mayor. - Notwithstanding anything contained in section 59 - (a) meeting for the election of a Mayor shall be convened by the Divisional Commissioner who shall also nominate a council who is not a candidate for such election to preside over the meeting; (b) if during the election of Mayor it appears that there is any equality of votes between any candidates at such election and that the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be elected as Mayor, then the per- son presiding over the meeting shall decide between them by lot to be drawn in the presence of the candidates and in such manner as he may de- 38 Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, Section 57 termine, and the candidate on whom the lot falls shall be deemed to have received an additional vote. Section 61