ORDER :

1. Assailing the order, dated 02.09.2021, passed by the 2nd respondent, dismissing the second appeal preferred by the petitioner, and rejecting his claim to register his name as a voter in the elector roll of Duggirala Village of 87-Mangalagiri Assembly Constituency, the present Writ Petition for a mandamus has been filed by the petitioner.

2. Factual matrix of the lis may briefly be stated as follows:

The petitioner is originally the resident of Duggirala village. He was born and brought up in the said village and he has pursued his studies in the said village. Thereafter, he was selected for Indian Administrative Service and he was allotted to the cadre of the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh. In pursuance of his employment in the Indian Administrative Service, he resided at various places where he was posted during the period of his employment in the State of Andhra Pradesh. He retired on 31.03.2016 on attaining the age of superannuation. On the next day, i.e. on 01.04.2016, he was appointed as State Election Commissioner of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission, for a period of five years. He assumed charge as the State Election Commissioner of the Andhra Pradesh