A. RAJASEKHAR REDDY, J.

1. 1st respondent in the EP No. 30 of 2014 filed this election application, being E.A. No. 11 of 2015, under Order 7, Rule 11 CPC, read with Section 86 of Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, (for short, 'the RP Act') to reject the election petition filed by the election petitioner-1st respondent herein, (hereinafter referred to as 'election petitioner') on the ground of lack of cause of action. The case of the petitioner herein (hereinafter referred to as 'returned candidate') is that in the general elections she contested the election to the seat of Member of Parliament from Araku parliamentary constituency, seat a reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) and having emerged as a successful candidate was declared elected as Member of Parliament on 16.5.2014. That as per Section 83(1)(a) of the RP Act, the plaint of the election petition should contain a concise statement of material facts on which the election petitioner relies and such a statement of material facts is mandatory to maintain the election petition. That in the instant case, no such concise statement of material facts is stated by the election petitioner in the plaint and the election petition