The relevant issue framed by the learned trial Judge with regard to paragraph 4 (c) issue No. 5 reading : "Did the respondent or his election agent or his workers with his or his election agent 's consent resort to corrupt practices in the election, as alleged by the petitioner and has the result of the election been materially affected thereby ?" para 4(c) it is pleaded that the respondent himself and his agents and workers including certain named persons with his consent "committed a corrupt practice of publication of statements of facts throughout the constituency and mainly at Shahebganj, Teen Pahar and Rajmahal during the election campaign during 43 the period 11th February 1967 to 15th February 1967 which induced and caused deception in the mind of the electors whereby the respondent procured a large number of votes which he would not otherwise have secured but for the corrupt practice aforesaid.