Congress calls for NOTA in Indore after setback over nominee
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress calls for NOTA in Indore after setback over nominee

The Hindu  

Workers from various parties of the INDIA bloc gathered for a protest on Saturday next to the Gandhi statue at Indore’s famed Regal Square with banners and placards asking people to press NOTA on May 13 when the Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh goes to the polls. One of the banners said: “Press the last button — NOTA — on the EVM and ensure the victory of democracy.” The call for NOTA comes days after the Congress’ official candidate Akshay Kanti Bam had withdrawn his nomination on April 29 and joined the ruling BJP the same day. Some Congress workers also quoted former Lok Sabha Speaker and eight-term BJP MP from Indore Sumitra Mahajan to claim that many in the BJP were also unhappy with the withdrawal of Mr. Bam’s candidature. Nobody likes people spreading negativity and the people of Indore will defeat it.” Congress’ substitute candidate Moti Singh’s petition to declare him the official party candidate has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

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Say ‘no’ to NOTA, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar urges voters on National Voters’ Day
2 months ago

Say ‘no’ to NOTA, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar urges voters on National Voters’ Day

The Hindu  

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday exhorted the people to shun the None of the Above option when exercising their right to vote, saying that it is “not a democratic way” and “not a progressive step.” Inaugurating the State-level National Voters’ Day celebrations organised by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Arlekar said that NOTA should not be …

Madhya Pradesh HC issues notices to Speaker on Congress MLA joining BJP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh HC issues notices to Speaker on Congress MLA joining BJP

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices to State Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Congress MLA Nirmala Sapre, who joined the BJP earlier this year, in connection with the delay in decision on the latter’s legislative membership. The Congress had in July requested Mr. Tomar to disqualify Ms. Sapre under the anti-defection law but moved the High …

Indore registers over 2 lakh NOTA votes, candidate-less Congress's appeal works
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indore registers over 2 lakh NOTA votes, candidate-less Congress's appeal works

India Today  

The Indore Lok Sabha seat saw a unique result on Tuesday. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress's Indore candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his name from the fray on April 29 and went ahead to join the BJP. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar's Gopalganj Lok Sabha seat registered a maximum NOTA vote of 51,660, news agency PTI …

Election Results 2024: BJP MP Shankar Lalwani wins from Indore by record margin of 11.75 lakh votes, NOTA creates record
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Results 2024: BJP MP Shankar Lalwani wins from Indore by record margin of 11.75 lakh votes, NOTA creates record

The Hindu  

BJP's sitting MP from Indore Shankar Lalwani won on Tuesday by a record margin of 11,75,092 votes in a contest where NOTA created a record with 2.18 lakh voters opting for the 'none of the above' option in the Lok Sabha elections. For constituency-wise real-time updates, visit our Election Results page In Tikamgarh seat, Union minister Virendra Kumar emerged victorious …

In Indore LS Seat, Runner NOTA gets Record Votes, ‘Loses’ to BJP
9 months, 4 weeks ago

In Indore LS Seat, Runner NOTA gets Record Votes, ‘Loses’ to BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In an unprecedented development, BJP has retained Indore Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh by ‘defeating’ its ‘nearest rival’ NOTA, or none of the above, by a record margin of 10,08,077 votes. BJP candidate Shankar Lalwani who is seeking re-election in the constituency won a record 12,26,751 votes while NOTA has emerged as the runner by getting a record …

Indore script electoral history with 2,18,674 NOTA votes, BJP's 11.75 lakh ballot gap win
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Indore script electoral history with 2,18,674 NOTA votes, BJP's 11.75 lakh ballot gap win

New Indian Express  

The NOTA option garnered 16.28 per cent of the total vote cast in the Indore Lok Sabha seat. In the last parliamentary polls, voters in Bihar's Gopalganj created a record with 51,660 of them, or 5 per cent, opting for NOTA, which is placed as the last option on the electronic voting machine. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, NOTA …

In Sikkim, NOTA outdid Congress; CM got more votes than 31 BJP candidates
9 months, 4 weeks ago

In Sikkim, NOTA outdid Congress; CM got more votes than 31 BJP candidates

The Hindu  

Candidates of the Congress, which ruled Sikkim for more than four years after its merger with India in 1975, polled 50 votes fewer than NOTA in the 12 seats the party contested in the Himalayan State on April 19. The 31 candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party did better than their Congress counterparts but their total tally of 19,956 votes …

Congress campaigns for NOTA in Indore after its candidate withdraws nomination, defects to BJP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress campaigns for NOTA in Indore after its candidate withdraws nomination, defects to BJP

Live Mint  

The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, scheduled for May 13, will witness polling in one of the most talked about seats of Madhya Pradesh. Indore, where Congress has been away from victory since 1989, is going to be an interesting contest after the grand old party's candidate withdrew his nomination and joined the rival BJP. Akshay Kanti Bam …

In Indore, Congress sets up a BJP vs NOTA in Lok Sabha elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Indore, Congress sets up a BJP vs NOTA in Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Days after the Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore, Akshya Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination at the last moment, the party has put its weight behind a campaign asking people to go to vote, NOTA, when the city votes in the fourth phase on May 13. Indore Lok Sabha elections: Congress leaders said they were hoping to build a …

Opinion: Indore, now a battle between NOTA and prestige
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Indore, now a battle between NOTA and prestige

India Today  

By allegedly coercing the Congress candidate to withdraw from the fray in Indore, one of its safest seats in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has unwittingly exposed itself to a slew of charges, thereby turning an almost favourable outcome into a moral loss that no victory margin will offset. While the Congress accused the ruling party of orchestrating the withdrawal and …

MP HC dismisses Congress substitute candidate's plea to contest election on party's symbol from Indore
10 months, 4 weeks ago

MP HC dismisses Congress substitute candidate's plea to contest election on party's symbol from Indore

India TV News  

Moti Singh, Congress’s substitute candidate from Indore Lok Sabha constituency faced a setback after the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday dismissed his appeal to contest the election on the party's symbol after its original candidate withdrew from the fray. The decision came as a shocker for Congress which has been left without a candidate in Indore after its nominee …

LS polls: Its candidate gone to BJP, Congress urges voters to hit NOTA in Indore
10 months, 4 weeks ago

LS polls: Its candidate gone to BJP, Congress urges voters to hit NOTA in Indore

Deccan Chronicle  

INDORE: The Congress, ejected from the contest after its Indore candidate joined the BJP, is appealing to voters to press the None Of The Above' option, a move slammed by the ruling party as negative tactics. Akshay Kanti Bam, who had been pitted against BJP's sitting MP Shankar Lalwani, shocked the grand old party on Monday, which was the last …

Indore Lok Sabha seat Congress candidate withdraws nomination, joins BJP
11 months ago

Indore Lok Sabha seat Congress candidate withdraws nomination, joins BJP

The Hindu  

In a major blow to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh before the third phase of polling, Akshay Kanti Bam, party’s candidate from Indore on Monday withdrew his nomination and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The move, which gave the BJP candidate and sitting MP Shankar Lalwani a virtual walkover, comes just days after a local court issued directions to add …

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdraws nomination, joins BJP
11 months ago

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdraws nomination, joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination papers on Monday, quit the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bam reached the district collector office along with sitting BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola to withdraw his nomination. “We welcome Akshay Kanti Bam Ji Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore into the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra …

Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam from Indore withdraws nomination, joins BJP
11 months ago

Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam from Indore withdraws nomination, joins BJP

Op India  

Once again, adding to the string of setbacks for the Congress party during the current Lok Sabha elections, Akshay Kanti Bam, its candidate from Indore, withdrew his nomination on Monday. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Indore Lok Sabha constituency, situated in Madhya Pradesh, witnessed a significant victory for the BJP as Shankar Lalwani clinched the seat with an …

Surat in Indore? Congress candidate switches to BJP ahead of polls
11 months ago

Surat in Indore? Congress candidate switches to BJP ahead of polls

India Today  

Congress's Indore candidate, Akshay Kanti Bamb, on Monday withdrew his nomination, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The development was confirmed after Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya posted a picture of Bamb, and wrote 'welcome to the party'. "Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore Akshay Kanti Bam is welcome in the BJP under the leadership of …

None Of The Above
11 months, 3 weeks ago

None Of The Above

New Indian Express  

A total of 65,22,772 voters, or 1.06%, chose to reject all the candidates in fray in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This newspaper takes a look: Genesis of NOTA While the political class was largely opposed to the idea of an option to reject all the candidates during elections, a writ petition was filed by NGO People’s Union of Civil …

My Congress Opponent is a Non-Entity: Aruna
1 year ago

My Congress Opponent is a Non-Entity: Aruna

Deccan Chronicle  

Aruna, the party nominee from the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha seat, said that those who don’t have political identity and whom the people hardly recognise are contesting the ensuing elections. In a reference to Congress candidate Challa Vamsichand Reddy, Aruna claimed that she had introduced him to politics. He has no political future without me,” she said Addressing a small gathering …

Assembly Elections 2023: How many people opted for NOTA?
1 year, 3 months ago

Assembly Elections 2023: How many people opted for NOTA?

Firstpost  

In Madhya Pradesh, 0.98 per cent of the voters pressed the NOTA button. Less than one per cent opted for NOTA The counting of votes in three out of four states on Sunday showed that less than one per cent of the voters exercised the ’none of the above’ option in the just-concluded Assembly polls, according to the election commission. …

NOTA received 1.29 crore votes in state and general elections in last five years, says ADR
2 years, 7 months ago

NOTA received 1.29 crore votes in state and general elections in last five years, says ADR

Firstpost  

The Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch have analysed the number of votes secured by NOTA in various elections during 2018 to 2022 New Delhi: About 1.29 crore votes were cast for NOTA option in the last five years in state and general elections, poll rights body ADR said on Thursday. Among state assembly elections, NOTA has secured …

Why Jitin Prasada switched from Congress to BJP
3 years, 9 months ago

Why Jitin Prasada switched from Congress to BJP

India Today  

Jitin Prasada has made a switch anticipated for quite some time. Long considered as one of the closest aides of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Jitin Prasada had been sulking within the party for being “ignored”. Jitin Prasada is said to have developed differences with the Gandhis around the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election when Rahul Gandhi joined hands with Samajwadi …

Mission Uttar Pradesh: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada
3 years, 9 months ago

Mission Uttar Pradesh: Why BJP wants Jitin Prasada

India Today  

On the morning of June 9, when Congress leader Jitin Prasada visited Union home minister Amit Shah at his residence with Union minister Piyush Goyal, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind about the purpose of his visit. And as Uttar Pradesh goes to election in less than a year, being a Brahmin face, Prasada will come in useful for …

The story of NOTA in Maharashtra’s two assembly constituencies
5 years, 5 months ago

The story of NOTA in Maharashtra’s two assembly constituencies

Live Mint  

Counting for Maharashtra elections on Thursday threw up an interesting trend in at least two assembly constituencies where NOTA or None Of The Above was the runner-up. In Latur Rural where Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress polled 1,35,006 votes, NOTA garnered 27500 votes the second highest in the constituency. Interestingly, in terms of statistics, a quick analysis shows that the …

NOTA votes cross 7 lakh, highest in Latur Rural
5 years, 5 months ago

NOTA votes cross 7 lakh, highest in Latur Rural

The Hindu  

The number of NOTA votes in the State has gone up to over 7 lakh in 2019, as against over 4 lakh such votes in 2014. Latur Rural was followed by Palus Kadegaon in western Maharashtra, where 20,631 NOTA votes were cast. Panvel also saw 12,399 NOTA votes, where Prashant Thakur from the Bharatiya Janata Party won against Haresh Keni …

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Congress' Dhiraj Deshmukh beats 'NOTA' to win Latur Rural seat, gets 67.64% vote share
5 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Congress' Dhiraj Deshmukh beats 'NOTA' to win Latur Rural seat, gets 67.64% vote share

Firstpost  

The NOTA option has secured the second slot in the Latur rural Assembly segment, from where late Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s son Dhiraj is set to register a handsome victory. Latur: The NOTA option has secured the second slot in the Latur rural Assembly segment, from where late Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s son Dhiraj is set to register …

NOTA runner-up in 2 Maharashtra seats; in Haryana, it decides results in 6
5 years, 5 months ago

NOTA runner-up in 2 Maharashtra seats; in Haryana, it decides results in 6

India Today  

In their poll-preparedness for the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections, political parties would have planned strategies to overcome any challenge that their rival may put before them, but it is unlikely that any party charted out strategies specifically to prevent NOTA from playing spoilsport by becoming the deciding factor between victory and defeat, or between being an honourable runner up …

Pressing NOTA will help opposition parties in Maharashtra assembly polls
5 years, 5 months ago

Pressing NOTA will help opposition parties in Maharashtra assembly polls

Op India  

To NOTA, or not to NOTA, that is the proverbial billion ballots question. The hoax suggesting that if NOTA gathers a certain amount of votes in the state assembly polls, all parties have to recall their candidates and fresh elections are held, has been comprehensively debunked, most recently in this article. If Mr. A gets just 1 vote, Mr. B …

Cong continues to wither in Andhra as NOTA secures more votes in 2019 elections
5 years, 10 months ago

Cong continues to wither in Andhra as NOTA secures more votes in 2019 elections

Live Mint  

Five years since voters in Andhra Pradesh turned against the Congress party they held responsible for the division of the state, the party continues to wallow in irrelevance, with its vote share declining even below the none of the above option in recent elections. According to Election Commission data, the Congress polled a mere 1.17% votes in AP against NOTA’s …

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Most NOTA votes were cast in Bihar; Maharashtra recorded 4,86,902 such votes with Palghar topping the list
5 years, 10 months ago

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Most NOTA votes were cast in Bihar; Maharashtra recorded 4,86,902 such votes with Palghar topping the list

Firstpost  

Over 86 thousand people collectively voted for NOTA in the states of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh A little over one percent of the voters in India chose to vote for None Of The Above in the 2019 elections, the Election Commission data revealed. Delhi Less than one percent voters in the national capital opted for NOTA, with …

Only fear factor for BJP and Congress in Gujarat: Nota
5 years, 11 months ago

Only fear factor for BJP and Congress in Gujarat: Nota

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: With Gujarat going to vote on Tuesday, it is not the booth management or the warm weather that political parties and candidates are worrying about. BJP leaders feel that voters who are unhappy with the party, but do not want to vote for the Congress may prefer the Nota option. In the 2017 Assembly elections, Nota got more votes …

Opposing NOTA, Mohan Bhagwat appeals to people to vote for 'national security, development and identity'
5 years, 11 months ago

Opposing NOTA, Mohan Bhagwat appeals to people to vote for 'national security, development and identity'

Firstpost  

Mohan Bhagwat was talking to reporters after casting his vote in Maharashtra’s Nagpur constituency, where Union minister Nitin Gadkari is the BJP’s candidate Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said voters should exercise their franchise for any candidate, instead of opting for the None of the Above option available on the electronic voting machines. Bhagwat was talking to reporters …

Vote of Discontent: How Does NOTA Impact the Election Results?
6 years ago

Vote of Discontent: How Does NOTA Impact the Election Results?

News 18  

New Delhi: Political observers have long debated whether ‘None of the Above’ —an option that enables the voter to not vote for any candidate—is a disapproval of the candidates in the fray or an expression of disenchantment with the country’s existing political system. How it Outperformed Regional Parties in 2018 In the 2018 Assembly polls, the results of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, …

Dissecting NOTA for Lok Sabha Polls: A Tool For the Disenchanted
6 years ago

Dissecting NOTA for Lok Sabha Polls: A Tool For the Disenchanted

The Quint  

By now, the option of NOTA has weathered several Assembly elections and even one Lok Sabha election. According to figures provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms, the negative option has secured 1.33 crore votes in state Assemblies and Lok Sabha elections combined. In the case of Lok Sabha elections, there were 24 constituencies where NOTA achieved the same feat. …

Nota changes fate of six candidates
6 years, 3 months ago

Nota changes fate of six candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Voters picking Nota and independents have changed the fate of a few candidates. At least six candidates lost the elections with a close margin as the voters chose Nota. Former BJP leader G. Kishan Reddy lost to his rival by a meagre 1,016 votes, while 1,462 votes were polled to Nota. In Kodad constituency, Congress candidate Padmavathi Reddy Nalamada, …

NOTA outperforms AAP, SP, NCP in legislative Assembly elections: It's a trend that is catching on fast
6 years, 3 months ago

NOTA outperforms AAP, SP, NCP in legislative Assembly elections: It's a trend that is catching on fast

Firstpost  

The NOTA or none of the above option was the sixth most popular choice in the recently-concluded Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, after Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party. The Aam Aadmi Party, which fielded its candidates on 85 seats out of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, got 0.9 percent of votes while NOTA were 2.1 percent of the …

Nota, an undervalued game changer in polls
6 years, 4 months ago

Nota, an undervalued game changer in polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: ‘Nota’ is changing the fate of candidates in several constituencies. Where the margin of votes between the winning candidate and her/his nearest rival is slim, Nota can change the fate of the candidates. According to EC records, in the last Assembly election in Chhattisgarh, Nota polled more votes in 34 Assembly seats than the majority of wining candidates! In …

Supreme Court says no to the use of None of the above (NOTA) in Rajya Sabha elections
6 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court says no to the use of None of the above (NOTA) in Rajya Sabha elections

Op India  

The Supreme Court today issued an order barring the use of option ‘None of the above ’ in the elections to the Rajya Sabha citing it should be applied in direct polls only. A Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud questioned the validity of the Election Commission’s notification, which allows NOTA as an option …

Congress' uninformed challenge to NOTA exposes party's low confidence in Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel
7 years, 7 months ago

Congress' uninformed challenge to NOTA exposes party's low confidence in Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay NOTA option in the upcoming Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls is yet another setback for Congress. What should be deeply embarrassing for Congress is to know that NOTA voting option in Rajya polls was not a motivated brainwave of the Election Commission for Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls, but in fact, it was introduced way back …

Supreme Court blasts Congress over the issue of NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections
7 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court blasts Congress over the issue of NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections

Op India  

The Congress in recent days has been growing very anxious about the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, especially in Gujarat. If this wasn’t enough drama, the Congress decided that it had a problem against the ‘None Of The Above’ option, which would also be applicable in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Soon on 7th February 2014, Rajya Sabha elections were held …

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Supreme Court rejects Congress plea to stay EC notification allowing NOTA
7 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Supreme Court rejects Congress plea to stay EC notification allowing NOTA

Firstpost  

Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the Election Commission’s notification, a plea by the Congress, to allow ‘None of the Above’ option in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections. On Wednesday, the apex court had agreed to hear a plea moved by the Gujarat Congress challenging the decision to use NOTA option in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the …

Blow to Cong: Rajya Sabha poll in Gujarat to have NOTA option, rules SC
7 years, 7 months ago

Blow to Cong: Rajya Sabha poll in Gujarat to have NOTA option, rules SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major setback to the Congress, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay Election Commission's notification allowing NOTA in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat. SC said the result of the upcoming RS poll would be declared as per schedule and sought EC's response on plea filed by Gujarat Congress chief whip S M Parmar. …

Congress, BJP not in favour of NOTA
7 years, 7 months ago

Congress, BJP not in favour of NOTA

The Hindu  

The Congress and the BJP seem to be on the same page as far as the use of ‘None Of The Above’ option is concerned in the upcoming polls for the three Rajya Sabha seats from the Gujarat Legislature. Even as Congress chief whip Shailesh Manubhai Parmar in the Gujarat Assembly approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday to quash a …

SC to hear Congress plea against use of NOTA in RS polls
7 years, 7 months ago

SC to hear Congress plea against use of NOTA in RS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea moved by the Gujarat Congress challenging the decision to use None of the Above option in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state. As per government officials, the directions to use NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections were enforced in January 2014 after the Supreme Court in 2013 …

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Congress cries foul over EC's decision allowing NOTA post notification
7 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Congress cries foul over EC's decision allowing NOTA post notification

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today questioned the Election Commission's decision to introduce NOTA after the notification of the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections in which he is one of the candidates. Patel, the high-profile political secretary to party president Sonia Gandhi, is seeking another Rajya Sabha term in the polls to be held on August 8. Gujarat Assembly secretary D …

2.5% of electorate opts for 'NOTA' option in Bihar
9 years, 4 months ago

2.5% of electorate opts for 'NOTA' option in Bihar

India TV News  

New Delhi: Nearly 2.5 per cent voters in Bihar opted the 'None Of The Above' button which is placed as the last option on the electronic voting machine. The Bihar assembly polls were the first where the symbol appeared next to the NOTA option on the last panel of EVMs and ballot papers. After the Supreme Court order in September, …

NOTA votes high in reserved seats
10 years, 3 months ago

NOTA votes high in reserved seats

The Hindu  

None Of The Above votes continue to be cast disproportionately in reserved constituencies, data from the recent elections show, raising questions about the use of this electoral reform tool. As in the Lok Sabha elections, significantly more NOTA votes were cast in reserved seats than in general seats in the States — Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand — …

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Mumbai sees a surge in NOTA voters
10 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Mumbai sees a surge in NOTA voters

India TV News  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Assembly elections witnessed a surge in number of people going for None Of the Above option in Mumbai, as against the total number of NOTA votes cast in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The number of voters who pressed the NOTA option across Maharashtra were more than the votes cast for smaller parties like Communist Party of …

Maharashtra elections: Mumbai sees more NOTA votes than LS polls
10 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra elections: Mumbai sees more NOTA votes than LS polls

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra Assembly elections witnessed a surge in number of people going for None Of the Above option in Mumbai. Mumbai: The Maharashtra Assembly elections witnessed a surge in number of people going for None Of the Above option in Mumbai, as against the total number of NOTA votes cast in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The number of voters …

Maharashtra Governor questions relevance of NOTA voting option
10 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra Governor questions relevance of NOTA voting option

India TV News  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan has questioned the relevance of recently introduced NOTA voting option in a democratic system while describing it as “non-sense” and waste of time. In a democratic set up what is this NOTA?” the Governor asked during the Press Club of Mumbai's RedInk Awards 2014 event where he was the chief guest here last night.“You cannot …

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