Production and inspection of election papers.— (1) While in the custody of the district election officer or, as the case may be, the returning officer— (a) the packets of unused ballot papers with counterfoils attached thereto; (b) the packets of used ballot papers whether valid, tendered or rejected; (c) the packets of the counterfoils of used ballot papers; (cc) the printed paper slips sealed un. [...] (d) the packets of the marked copy of the electoral roll or, as the case may be, the list maintained under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 152; and [(dd) the packets containing registers of voters in form 17-A;] (e) the packets of the declarations by electors and the attestation of their signatures; shall not be opened and their contents shall not be inspected by, or produced before,. [...] Disposal of election papers.— Subject to any direction to the contrary given by the Election Commission or by a competent court or tribunal— [(a) the packets of unused ballot papers shall be retained for a period of six months and shall thereafter be destroyed in such manner as the Election Commission may direct;] [(aa) the voting machines kept in the custody of the district election officer under. [...] Under Rule 94 (aa) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, the guidelines of the Election Commission on retention period of the EVMs after using in election and for using the same in the subsequent elections, are as under: “Every Voting Machine (EVM) and VVPATs used in an election and kept in the custody of District Election Officer shall be kept untouched, under the standard protocol of security,. [...] after two months of the issuance of the directions for disposal of the VVPAT paper slips, disclosing that the information was not available as the matter was under the consideration of the ECI’s Technical Experts Committee.
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