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Substituted by Act No.20 of 1978. Date of election of candidate. Prohibition of simultaneous representation. Government may make rules for the conduct of elections. [Act No. II of 1956] 75 (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Government shall make rules in respect of the following matters— (a) the appointment of polling stations for each #[ward]; (b) the appointment of polling officers and other persons to assist at the poll and for the remuneration of such polling officers and other persons for their services; (c) the hours during which polling stations shall be open for the recording of votes; (d) the printing and issue of voting papers; (e) the checking of voters by reference to the municipal list of voters; (f) the manner in which votes are to be given and in particular for the case of illiterate voters or of voters under physical or other disability; (g) enabling a member of the Armed Forces of the Union to whom the provisions of clause (b) of Explanation to section 9 apply to give his vote by postal ballot; (h) enabling any person subjected to preventive detention under any law for the time being in force to give his vote by postal ballot, and not in any other manner at an election in a #[ward] where a poll is taken, subject to the fulfilment of such requirements as may be prescribed; (i) marking with indelible ink of the thumb or any other finger of every voter who applies for a ballot paper for the purposes of voting at a polling station before delivery of such paper to him and for prohibiting the delivery of any 76 [Act No. II of 1956] ballot paper to any person for voting at a polling station if at the time such person applies for such paper he has already such a mark on his thumb or any other finger so as to prevent personation of votes; (j) the procedure to be followed in respect of challenged votes, or tender of votes by persons representing themselves to be electors, after other persons have voted as such electors; (k) the scrutiny of votes; (l) the safe custody of ballot papers and other election papers, for the period for which such papers shall be preserved and for the inspection and production of such papers; and may make such other rules regarding the conduct of the elections as it thinks fit. 130[70-A. (1) If it appears to the Government that in connection with any election held under this Act- (a) any premises are needed or are likely to be needed for the purpose of being used as a polling station or for the storage of ballot boxes after a poll has been taken, or (b) any vehicle is needed or is likely to be needed for the purposes of transport of personnel or ballot boxes to or from any polling station, or transport of members of the police force for maintaining order during the conduct of such election or transport of any officer or other person for performance of any duties in connection with such election, the Government may, by order in writing, requisition such premises or such vehicle, as the case may be, and may make such further orders as may appear to them to be