( 1 ) THIS is an election petition filed by the petitioner under the provisions of Section 81 of the representation of People Act, 1951 (to be hereinafter referred to as the Act), calling in question the election of the returned candidate, respondent No. 4 from 16 Lucknow Parliamentary constituency Lucknow. Apart from the returned candidate, the petitioner has impleaded the election Commission of India through Chief Election Commissioner, Union of India through secretary Ministry of Law and Justice New Delhi, Returning Officer 16 Lucknow Parliamentary constituency Lucknow, and the B. J. P. (Bhartiya Janta Party), through President, Resident of ashok Road New Delhi as respondent No. 4.

( 2 ) MAJOR S. N. Tripathi (Sheshmani Nath Tripathi), an elector of the said Constituency, has filed the election petition on variety of grounds. Except respondent No. 4 no one has appeared on behalf of the rest of the respondents to contest the election petition despite notice to them.

( 3 ) ACCORDING to the petitioner the election to the 16 Lucknow Parliamentary Constituency lucknow, has not been conducted in accordance with law. The law under which the election of the said Constituen