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An election under this Order shall be decided by secret ballot [***] and, subject to the provisions of Article 27, every elector shall cast his vote by inserting, in accordance with the provisions of this Order, in the ballot box, a ballot paper in the prescribed form.
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104. The words “or by using EVM or by both” were omitted by section 12 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. 03 of 2026). (with effect from 03 November, 2025)
105. Article 26A, 26B, 26C and 26D were inserted after Article 26 by section 5 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act No 4 of 2019).
106. Article 26A was omitted by section 13 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. 03 of 2026). (with effect from 03 November, 2025)
107. Article 26B was omitted by section 14 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. 03 of 2026). (with effect from 03 November, 2025)
108. Article 26C was omitted by section 15 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. 03 of 2026). (with effect from 03 November, 2025)
109. Article 26D was omitted by section 16 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No. 03 of 2026). (with effect from 03 November, 2025)
End of s. 26. Not in the index for this Act: Authentic Bangla Text (official Bengali text, PDF only); Authentic Bangla Text (official Bengali text, PDF only).