EVMs to have 'none of the above' button: SC

September 27, 2013 11:15

The petition for the right to negative vote was first filed in 2004. The apex court bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that negative voting would gradually lead to systemic changes as political parties will have to respect the will of the people in selecting their candidates.

Pronouncing the judgment, Chief Justice Sathasivam said the mechanism of negative voting is necessary and a vibrant part of democracy.

This is a landmark judgment and is bound to have plenty of political implications.

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