(1) A petition shall be in writing and signed by the petitioner.
(2) The following rules shall apply to a petition—
(a) It shall state the right of the petitioner to petition within section 88 of the Act;
(b) It shall state the holding and result of the election, and shall briefly state the facts and grounds relied on to sustain the prayer;
(c) It shall be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs each of which, as nearly as may be, shall be confined to a distinct portion of the subject;
(d) It shall conclude with a prayer, as for instance, that some specified person should be declared duly returned or elected, or that the election should be declared void, or that a return may be enforced.