19. Declaration of result

(1) When the counting of the votes has been completed, the returning Officer shall draw up a list of candidates in the order of highest votes polled by each candidate and shall declare the result of the successful candidates in the order of the highest vote polled by each and shall declare the result of the successful candidates in the order according to the number of seats to be filled up and shall forthwith inform the successful candidates by post or by hand or in such other manner as he thinks fit, of his being elected to the Council.

1["(2) If, after the counting of the votes is completed, an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates, and the addition of one vote will entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected, the Returning Officer shall forthwith decide between those candidates by draw of lots and proceed as if the candidate on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote.]

(3 ) When an equality of votes if found to exist among any candidates and there is difficulty in declaring the result, the determination of the person or persons, who shall be deemed to have been elected shall be made by lot to be drawn in the presence of the Returning Officer and in such manner as he may determine.

20. Voting papers to be retained for six months

Upon the completion of the counting and after the result has been declared by him, the Returning Officer shall seal up the voting papers and all other documents relating to the election and shall retain the same for a period of six months and he shall not destroy or cause to be destroyed the records even after six months without the previous concurrence of the Central Government.

21. Result of Election

The Returning Officer shall intimate the names of the elected candidates to the Central Government who shall take steps to publish the names of the elected persons in the Official Gazette.

22. Representative of Universities

(1) The President shall, not later than ninety days before the date of occurrence of a vacancy by the expiry of the term of office of a member from a University send intimation thereof to the Central Government, who shall, not later than sixty days before the date of occurrence of the vacancy, forward a notice by registered post to the Registrar of the University concerned requesting him to hold an election by a date not later than the date specified in the notice.

(2) In the case of a vacancy occurring otherwise than as mentioned in sub-rule (1), the President shall notify the Central Government as soon as possible the occurrence of the vacancy and the Central Government shall thereupon forward a notice by registered post to the Registrar of the University concerned requesting him to hold an election by a date not later than the date specified in the notice.

(3) For the purpose of the first election under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 3, it shall be sufficient if the Central Government forward a notice by registered post to the Registrar of each University concerned requesting him to hold the election by a date not later than the date specified in the notice.