According to figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), a total of 793 voters pressed the NOTA button, ...

IMAGE: An election official using a model of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) shows a voter how to vote at a polling station during the fourth phase of India's general election, May 13, 2024.

NOTA was added to Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in 2013 after a Supreme Court verdict. During the 2011 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, nearly 24,591 voters opted for the 49-O option ...

NOTA, or None Of The Above, is an option on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) that allows voters to register their discontent with available options of candidates. This provision is just a ...

EVM machine (For representation only) ... NOTA was initially used in the United States in 1976 and later adopted by many countries. It was officially recognized in India in 2013.

Highest NOTA votes were seen in Anushakti Nagar which is 3,884, while in Mulund constituency also 3,834 voters opted to vote for NOTA. In 2019 in Anushakti Nagar, NOTA had secured 2,290 votes ...

NOTA votes took third place in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi constituencies with a notable number of voters opting for this option. ... Out of 12,22,939 EVM votes, 11,269 (0.9%) ...

Highest NOTA votes were seen in Anushakti Nagar which is 3,884, while in Mulund constituency also 3,834 voters opted to vote for NOTA. In 2019 in Anushakti Nagar, NOTA had secured 2,290 votes ...

Opting for NOTA while voting is considered an expression of disenchantment with poll candidates in the fray. If a voter decides not to extend support to any candidates contesting in a particular ...

A voter who presses NOTA on the EVM has chosen not to vote for any party as they might have found them unfit to rule, though other reasons like community decision or castes/categories of ...