Conduct of election.

(1) When the office of the President or the Vice- President is to be filled, - (a) if only one candidate for the office is proposed, he shall be declared to have been elected; (b) if there is more than one candidate, the candidate who obtains the largest number of votes shall be declared to have been elected; and (c) if two or more candidates obtain an equal number of votes, the person presiding over the meeting shall at once decide between the candidates by drawing a lot in the presence of the members attending the meeting. (2) When there are two offices of Vice-President of a Municipality and both such offices are to be filled, - (a) voting shall take place at the same election for both the offices of the, VicePresidents of a Municipality and each member of the Municipality shall record one vote only; (b) the two candidates who obtain the largest number of votes shall be deemed to be elected : Provided that if owing to the fact that two or more candidates have obtained an equal number of votes, it is impossible to decide which of the two candidates have obtained the largest number of votes, the matter shall be decided by a lot in the manner specified in clause (c) of sub-rule (1); and (3) the candidate obtaining the largest number of votes shall be deemed to have been declared by the Municipality to be the Senior Vice- President and the candidate obtaining the second largest number of votes shall be deemed to be the junior Vice-president, provided that if both the candidates elected have obtained an equal number of votes, the matter shall be decided by a lot in the manner specified in clause (c) of sub-rule (1).