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Where any act or thing is required or authorised by or under this Act to be done in the presence of the polling or counting agents, the non-attendance of any such agent or agents at the time and place appointed for the purpose shall not, if the act or thing is otherwise duly done, invalidate the act or thing done. 112[53. (1) If a candidate set up by a recognised political party or a candidate set up by a registered political party to whom a symbol is reserved by the State Election Commission,- (a) dies at any time after 10.00 A.M. on the last date for making nominations and his nomination is found valid on scrutiny under section 39; or