NOTA – short for 'None of The Above' – is a much-debated option available to voters during elections. Those who support the idea of NOTA say it at least helps one to exercise his/her right to vote ...

Chennai: In the 2024 LS elections in Tamil Nadu, the None Of The Above (NOTA) option surpassed 20,000 votes in two constituencies, while more than 10,000 voters selected NOTA in 23 constituencies. In ...

Bihar has completed its assembly elections, and the NDA has secured a sweeping victory with 202 seats. The BJP has emerged as the standout performer this time. But beyond the big wins, another trend ...

The story so far: Recently, the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for including NOTA as an option compulsorily in every election, even if there is only one single ...

NOTA emerges as a significant force in UP elections, surpassing independent candidates in many constituencies. Voter discontent is evident, urging the Election Commission to address issues and improve ...

Bihar recorded the highest share of NOTA votes at 2.07%, followed closely by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu with 2.06% and Gujarat at 1.58%. Nagaland recorded the lowest share at just 0.21%.

Over 1 lakh voters in Mumbai chose not to vote for any political party in the recently held civic elections. According to the ...

CHENNAI: Since the implementation of NOTA, the power devoted to it has become a problem. It is more of a choice than having a strong outcome. In the upcoming elections, if you plan to cast NOTA, there ...

NOTA, the commonly known acronym for 'None of the above', is one of the options displayed on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), allowing voters to exercise the option of not voting for any poll ...

In the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, as much as 63.72 lakh votes were polled for NOTA (None Of The Above). Vote figure for NOTA saw a decline of 1.48 lakh votes compared to the figures of the last general ...

According to the Association for Democratic Reforms, the 2019 Lok Sabha polls saw a total NOTA vote percentage of 1.06 per cent which translated to 65,23,975 such votes—a marginal decrease from 1.08 ...