(1) As election petition shall, —
(a) contain a concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies;
(b) set forth full particulars of any corrupt practice that the petitioner alleges including a statement as possible, of the names of the parties alleged to have committed such corrupt practice or practices and the date and place of the commission of such practice; and
(c) be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (Central Act 5 of 1908) for the verification of pleadings:
Provided that where the petitioner alleges any corrupt practice, the petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit in the prescribed form in support of the allegation of such corrupt practice and the relevant 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.
79. A petitioner may, in addition to claiming a declaration that the election of all or any of the returned candidates is void, claim further declaration that he himself or any other candidate may be declared as duly elected.