SATYANARAYANA RAJU, J.

( 1 ) 1. This is a petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution, for the issue of a writ of certiorari to quash the order of the Election Tribunal, Nellore, dated 5/08/1959 in I. A. No. 4 of 1959 in Election Petition No. 3 of 1959 in so fur as it allowed the 1st respondent to amend the schedules appended to the election petition.

( 2 ) CONSEQUENT on the resignation of the sitting member, there was by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh from the Atmakur Constituency in the District of Nellore. The petitioner, the 1st respondent and one Dr. Ramachandra Reddy contested the by-election. At the polling the petitioner secured 22,380 votes; the 1st respondent 22,351 votes; and the other candidate 437 votes; and the Returning Officer accordingly declared the petitioner duly elected.

( 3 ) THE 1st respondent herein filed a petition under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act (as amended) and therein he prayed that the election of the petitioner might be declared void on the ground, inter alia, that the result of the election had been materially affected by the improper reception of void votes. The 1st respondent included these al

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