iv Annexure 7 is a list of the names, addresses etc.
Before the declaration of the result the appellant made an application for recount on several grounds.
Counting took place on May 8 and 9, 1996.
67 witnesses were examined on behalf of the petitioners, while on behalf of respondent No.
78 Assembly Constituency.
Thus respondent No.
The High Court dismissed the said Election Petition.
1, the High Court held that the Election Petition was number liable to be rejected for number compliance with Section 86 1 of the R.P. Act and the parties were directed to go for trial.
Hence, this appeal.
194, 195 etc.
Appellant secured 49,974 votes, while respondent No.
The appellant and respondents Nos.
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Counsel for the petitioner Shri K. Ramakumar fairly companyceded that the petitioner was number successful in his attempt to prove that more than 60 votes were invalid on account of double voting, voting by ineligible persons, impersonation, etc.
of 56 persons who are employees of Kitex Ltd., an industrial unit in the companystituency and who are voters in Booth Nos.
The appellant, thereafter, filed an Election Petition before the High Court of Kerala.
and hence he is number pressing those issues.
The appellant filed another application styled as Review Application which was also rejected.
1 secured 50,034 votes.
The Returning Officer rejected the said application.
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 pertaining to preliminary points raised by respondent No.
The principal allegations raised by the appellant in the Election Petition are as follows Votes cast by 36 persons a list of names and other particulars of the said 36 persons was produced as Annexure 5 to the election petition voted twice in either the same Constituency of Kunnathunadu or other companystituencies.
1 was declared elected by a margin of 60 votes.
As regards Issues Nos.
The said votes are invalid.
1 to 19 companytested in the said election from Kunnathunadu No.
RAJENDRA BABU, J. Elections were held on April 27, 1996 to the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
1, he examined himself as sole witness.
