NOTA (None Of The Above):

 

NOTA (None Of The Above):

·        NOTA meaning ‘None of the Above’ options has been an integral part of the Indian voting system for the past eight years.

·        This enables the voter to officially register a vote of rejection for all candidates who are contesting an election. If a voter chooses to press NOTA on the EVM, it indicates that the voter has not chosen to vote for any party.

·        The Supreme Court of India on September 2013, ruled that the right to register a ‘none of the above’ vote in elections should apply while ordering the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide a button for the same in the electronic voting machines.

·        The NOTA option was first used in the 2013 assembly elections held in four states — Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territory, Delhi. More than 15 lakh people exercised the option in the state polls.

Objectives

·        To enable electors who do not wish to vote for any of the candidates to exercise their right to reject without violation of the secrecy of their decision.

·        The voter must be eligible to register a vote of rejection if they feel that the contesting candidates do not deserve to be voted for.

·        The Right to vote granted to all citizens must allow the vote of disapproval.

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