JUDGMENT :

The question falls for consideration in these matters being common, they are disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The petitioner as also the fifth respondent in both the writ petitions are members of Avinissery Grama Panchayat (the Panchayat) elected to the office on 10.12.2020. There are altogether 14 seats in the Panchayat. In the election held on 10.12.2020, 5 seats were won by the political alliance, Left Democratic Front, 6 seats were won by the political alliance, National Democratic Alliance and the remaining 3 seats were won by the political alliance, United Democratic Front. The petitioners in the writ petitions belong to National Democratic Alliance. After the election to the Panchayat, election to the offices of the President and Vice-President of the Panchayat was held on 30.12.2020. The petitioner in W.P.(C)No.7602 of 2021 was nominated as a candidate for the election to the office of the President by the National Democratic Alliance. Likewise, the fifth respondent in the said writ petition was nominated as a candidate for the election to the office of the President by the Left Democratic Front. Similarly, the petitioner in W.P.(C)No.7592 of 2021 was nomina