JUDGMENT

The petitioner is a member of the APCOS Employees Co-operative Society Ltd No. T.1323 at Plamoottukada, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram District. His membership number in the Society is 137. The Society is affiliated to the Circle Co-operative Union, Neyattinkara (respondent No.2).

2. The election to Respondent No.2 – Union was notified by Respondent No.1 through an election notification dated 30.07.2025, appointing Respondent No.3 as the Returning Officer and scheduling the election on

20.09.2025.

3. There are eight constituencies in the Circle Co-

operative Union, where from 11 members are to be elected to the Managing Committee.

4. Constituency B2 is reserved for the employees of the Primary and Apex Co-operative Societies under the Union.

5. The petitioner filed nomination to contest the election from Constituency B2 in the prescribed form. Sri M. Satheeshkumar (Member No. 138) proposed the petitioner’s nomination, and another member seconded it.

Respondent No.3 received petitioner’s nomination.

6. Sri.M.Satheeshkumar who proposed the petitioner also file