U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, J.

E.A No. 329 of 2015 is filed by the petitioner/1st respondent under Order VI Rule 16 r/w Section 151 of C.P.C with a prayer to strike out the averments in paragraph Nos. 2, 9 to 11 in the Election Petition on the ground that they are frivolous, scandalous and vexatious and he also filed E.A No. 330 of 2015 under Order VII Rule 11 of C.P.C r/w Section 86 of Representation of the People Act, 1951 (for short R.P Act) seeking dismissal of Election Petition in limini.

2. The parties are referred as they are arrayed in the two petitions.

3. The factual matrix of the case is thus:

a) The present petitioner and respondents 1 to 7 are the contesting candidates for election of 284 Punganur Assembly Constituency. The petitioner was fielded by Y.S.R.C.P Party, whereas the 1st respondent belongs to Telugu Desam Party. The other respondents belong to other parties and some are independents. The scrutiny of the nominations was held on 21.04.2014, election was held on 07.05.2014 and results were declared on 16.05.2014 The petitioner got 1,04,587 votes and he was declared as elected. The 1st respondent got 72,856 votes and he stood second. The other contesting candidates