Should all running candidates be barred and re-polling held if NOTA gets maximum votes? SC seeks EC response

The Supreme Court sought a response from the Elections Commission of India on a petition seeking re-polling in areas where the maximum number of people in a constituency choose the 'None Of The Above' option. The petitioner has sought directions to the Election Commission to frame appropriate rules in case NOTA gets the maximum votes in a constituency. The plea sought a direction that an election must be declared as "null and void" if maximum votes from the constituency are polled for "None of The Above" and a fresh election should be held for the constituency, Live Law reported. According to the report, the plea further sought a direction that the same candidates, who lost to NOTA, should be barred from contesting the bye-election which would be held after the cancellation of the first election where NOTA got the majority votes.