EC issues orders for extending NOTA option to voters

October 12, 2013 18:45

The Election Commission has issued instructions for Chief Electoral Officers of states and Union Territories to introduce the 'None of the Above' option during polls to enable voters to exercise their right to not vote for any particular candidate while maintaining secrecy.

The EC has decided to introduce the NOTA option in forthcoming assembly elections in the five states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram after the Supreme Court, in a September 27 judgement, directed that the said option be included for voters on EVMs and ballot papers.

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