1. These three Civil Revision Petitions arise from a common order passed by the District Judge disposing of C.M.A. Nos.24, 32 and 36 of 2002, which in turn arose from three different Election Petitions numbered as O.P. (Election) Nos.12 of 2000, 8 of 2000 and 15 of 2000. Since the challenge in all the three Election Petitions is one and the same, that is to say, the validity of the election of the first respondent in all the three Civil Revision Petitions, who is the returned candidate, the learned District Judge heard and disposed of these three Civil Miscellaneous Appeals together. So, the Civil Revision Petitions are also heard together and disposed by a common order.

2. The first respondent was the returned candidate of the Constituency No.VII of Kizhakkambalam Grama Panchayat for the election to the local bodies held on 27th September, 2000. He was declared elected. The revision petitioner in C.R.P.1613 of 2002 who is an elector of that Ward filed O.P. (Election) No.12 of 2000 for a declaration that the election of the first respondent to Ward No.VII of Kizhakkambalam Grama Panchayat is void. The revision petitioner in C.R.P. No.1765 of 2002 who is another elector f