( 1 ) W. A. Nos. 1907 and 1908 of 2001 filed by the unsuccessful petitioners are directed against the common order of the learned single Judge dated 28-11-2001 made in W. P. Nos. 18953 of 2001 and 18954 of 2001. In the above writ petitions, the petitioners assailed the order passed by the Presiding Officer/ election Officer, Thottambedu Mandal, chittoor District, the 1st respondent herein, dated 6-9-2001 declaring that the petitioners cease to be members of the Mandal Parishad territorial Constituency (for short, MPTC) of Thottambedu and Bonnupalli respectively with immediate effect.

( 2 ) THE back ground facts leading to the filing of the writ petitions may be noted briefly as under: Smt. S. Jyothi, the petitioner in W. P. No. 18953 of 2001 and mr. K. Chandraiah Naidu, the petitioner in w. P. No. 18954 of 2001 were elected as mptc members of Thottambedu and bonnupalli in the election held on 17-7-2001. They belong to Telugu Desam Party, a recognized political party. Election to the post of President and Vice-President of thottambedu Mandal was held on 22-7-2001. It is the case of Smt. S. Jyothi, petitioner in W. P. No. 18953 of 2001 that the district Telugu Desam P