(1) A petition—
(a) shall contain a concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies;
(b) where the petitioner alleges that the corrupt practice of bribery or undue influence at the election has been committed by the returned candidate or by any person with the consent of the returned candidate, shall set forth full particulars thereof, including as full a statement as possible, of the names of the parties alleged to have committed such corrupt practice and the date and place of commission thereof; and
(c) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, for the verification of pleadings1
Provided that where the petitioner makes any allegation that the corrupt practice of bribery or undue influence at the election has been committed as aforesaid, the petition shall also be accompanied by an affidavit in the prescribed form in support of the allegation of such corrupt practice and the particulars thereof.
(2) Any schedule or annexure to the petition shall also be signed by the petitioner and verified in the same manner as the petition.
S «f1181 SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE oP INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 47 22 A petitioner may claim a declaration that the election of the returned candidate is void.