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Programme for counting of votes.- (1) The Commission may direct as to whether the counting of votes is to be done at the polling station itself after the close of poll or at a different date time and place. (2) When the counting is to be done at the polling station itself, the Presiding Officer of the Polling Station shall be designated as the Assistant Returning Officer for the purpose. (3) Where the counting is to be done at a different date , time and place than the polling station, the Commission may appoint an Assistant Returning Officer to conduct the counting of votes of one or more constituencies. (4) The counting of postal ballot papers will be done by the Returning Officer. (5) The Returning Officer will appoint such number of persons as he may deem necessary, to be known as Counting Supervisors and Counting Assistants to assist him and Assistant Returning Officers in counting of votes. (6) It counting is to be done at the polling station, then the Assistant Returning Officer will commence counting immediately after the close of the poll and the preparation of the ballot paper account. (7) If the counting is to be done at a different place, date and time, the Presiding Officer will seal the ballot boxes and election papers in accordance with these rules and such further directions as may be issued by the Commission and deposit these at the place fixed for this purpose by the Returning Officer for safe custody. (8) Reference to "Returning Officer" in rules, 76 to 80 and rules 82 and 83 shall also be construed as reference to "Assistant Returning Officer."