1. The Petitioner has preferred the present Election Petition before this Court seeking for a declaration that the election of the Returned Candidate, viz., E.V.Velu, the 1st Respondent herein from No.63, Tiruvannamalai Assembly Constituency, Tamil Nadu, in the Election held on 13.04.2011 (in which results were declared on 13.05.2011) as void. Also, he has sought for the relief for passing of an order by this Court in ordering Re-poll for the whole of No.63, Tiruvannamalai Assembly Constituency or inter alia order re-poll in Polling Station Nos.17, 20, 39, 41, 57, 61, 62, 69, 75, 88, 93, 98, 99, 104, 112, 135, 159, 166-A, 182, 187, 191, 204, 209, 215, 222 and 224. Moreover, he has also prayed for the relief of declaration to the effect that he was duly elected from No.63, Tiruvannamalai Assembly Constituency in the Election held on 13.04.2011 (in which results were declared on 13.05.2011 and to direct the 1st Respondent to pay costs.

2. The Long and Germane Facts of the Election Petition:

2.1. According to the Petitioner, the Election Commission of India decided to hold General Elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly 2011 and issued the necessary Notifications and Election Sched