A ballot paper shall be invalid in the following circumstance:
(a) If it does not bear the signature of the concerned Polling Officer,
(b) If the mark indicating the vote as referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 36 is not placed,
(c) If it is so torn that the mark indicating the vote is so used that cannot be identified,
(d) If it is so blurred or dirty that the mark indicating the vote cannot be identified,
(e) If it bears the mark indicating vote elsewhere than in a box containing the symbol of the candidate,
(f) If it bears the mark indicating vote only in an election symbol not allocated to any candidate,
(g) If it has been returned to the Polling Officer with the intention of abstaining from voting,
(h) If the mark indicating the vote is placed in the boxes containing the election symbols of two or more candidates,
(i) If the vote is cast with a ballot paper other than the ballot paper specified by the Commission,
(j) If the ballot paper is kept outside the ballot box, or
(k) If it is a fake ballot paper