1. The present appeal is filed under Section 27 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964, (hereinafter referred to as the Act, for brevity) challenging the dismissal of election petition in E.P. No.1/13 which was pending on the file of the court of Senior Civil Judge-cum-Election Tribunal, Karkala.

2. Appellant was the petitioner before the Election Tribunal. He had filed an election petition under Section 21 of the Act challenging the election of the 1st respondent herein as Councillor from Ward No. 21 of Moodabidri Town, Dakshina Kannada District.

3. The facts leading to the filing of the election petition and the present appeal before this court by the appellant are as follows:

a) Moodabidri Town of Dakshina Kannada District has a town municipal council. Elections were held to the Municipal Council on 7.3.2013 and the appellant had contested as a candidate from backward class from Ward No. 21 of Moodabidri Town. Respondents 1 to 3 had also contested from the same ward.

b) In the election held on 7.3.2013, the 1st respondent-Anil C.Lobo has been declared elected as the