Briefly stated, the averments in the election petition are the following:

2. Bye-election was held for No.28-Vemulawada Assembly Constituency, Karimnagar District in Andhra Pradesh on 27.07.2010, results were declared on 30.07.2010 in which the first respondent was the returning candidate. In 2009 General Elections, the first respondent, who was the nominee of TRS party, won the election. Subsequently, the first respondent resigned, the seat became vacant and therefore bye-election was held on 27.07.2010. In the said bye-election, the petitioner contested as candidate of Indian National Congress, the first respondent as the candidate of TRS, one Gandra Venkateshwara Rao, candidate of TDP and Devarakonda Srinivas as independent candidate. Total votes polled in the said bye-election were 1,20,987. One vote was rejected. Out of the valid votes polled, the petitioner secured 28,695, whereas, the first respondent secured 79,146 votes, Gandra Venkateshwara Rao secured 4387 and Devarakonda Srinivas secured 8759 votes. Thus, the first respondent was declared elected in the said bye-election.

3. The petitioner filed the election petition challenging the election of the first res