1. This Revision is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the Order of the Election Tribunal under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, made in Election Original Petition No. 12 of 1996, on the file of Additional District Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pudukkottai, dated 26. 1998.

2. The Election Original Petition was filed challenging the election of the petitioner herein, as President of Vennavalkudi Panchayat.

3. Reference to parties in this Order will be according to their rank in the Election Original Petition before the Election Tribunal below.

4. Petitioner and respondents contested the election for post of President to the said Panchayat under different symbols. Election was held on 110. 1996. According to the petitioner, wrong electoral roll was utilised by the presiding Officer. Though the petitioner and his agents protested against wrong electoral roll, their objection was of no use. Names of dead persons were not deleted from the electoral roll. Voters from other Panchayats were also included in the electoral roll. The Presiding Officer d id not take care about the electoral roll and the impersonation. The said votes po