Bihar assembly polls: NOTA's share up from 2020 but much lower than 2015 electionsBihar's recent assembly polls saw a slight uptick in 'None of the Above' (NOTA) votes compared to the last election, though it remains belo...
14 Nov, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
2024 LS poll: NOTA records lowest percentage share since introduced in 2014 general electionThe NOTA option in EVMs saw its lowest percentage in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls since its 2013 introduction, as per the Election Commission. ...
14 Feb, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
Not many takers for NOTA in these assembly polls tooLess than one percent of voters in Maharashtra and just over one percent in Jharkhand opted for NOTA in the recent assembly elections. Desp...
23 Nov, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
1.48% Jammu and Kashmir voters opt for NOTA against 0.38% in HaryanaRecent Election Commission data shows more voters in Jammu and Kashmir used the NOTA button than in Haryana. In Haryana assembly elections,...
08 Oct, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: North-West Delhi seat records highest number of NOTA votes in cityIn the Lok Sabha elections, the North-West Delhi constituency recorded the highest number of 'None of the Above' (NOTA) votes at 8,984. The...
05 Jun, 2024, 05.34 PM IST
NOTA could be effective only if more than 50 pc voters opt for it: Ex-CEC OP RawatFormer Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said that 'NOTA' has only symbolic significance and needs over 50% votes in a seat to be legall...
14 May, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Less than 1% voters opted for NOTA in MP, Raj, Telangana; 1.29 per cent in ChhattisgarhIn Madhya Pradesh, 0.99 per cent of the voters went for the NOTA option out of total voter turnout of 77.15 per cent. In neighbouring Chhat...
03 Dec, 2023, 09.57 PM IST
Over 2.6 lakh voters opted for NOTA in Karnataka polls: EC data till 3:30 pmOver 2.6 lakh voters who exercised their franchise in the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls used the 'none of the above' or NOTA option, acco...
13 May, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
What if NOTA gets more votes?The ECI while introducing NOTA indicated that although votes cast as NOTA are counted, they are invalid votes so they will not impact the r...
18 Sep, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
Nearly 8 lakh voters in five states went for NOTA optionIn Uttar Pradesh, which has the maximum number of 403 assembly seats, 621,186 voters or 0.7 per cent used the NOTA option. In Uttarakhand, ...
10 Mar, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
Delhi polls: Around 0.4 per cent of voters cast NOTANearly 36,000 NOTA votes were polled, which comprised 0.4 per cent of the total ballots cast in Delhi, which is less than the corresponding...
10 Feb, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Maharashtra Assembly polls: Mumbai sees a surge in NOTA votersIn a total of 36 Assembly seats, 65,735 people chose to reject all the candidates in their constituencies, while 52,952 opted for NOTA.
21 Oct, 2014, 12.20 PM IST
Election Results 2014: Over 58,000 voters in Punjab, 34,000 in Haryana opt for NOTAThe strength of NOTA was in excess of votes polled to CPI (0.2 per cent) and CPM (0.2 per cent) parties in Haryana, as per data available.
17 May, 2014, 02.40 PM IST
Election 2014 results: NOTA garners 1.1% of country’s total vote shareThe fourth position went to the non-extremism-hit constituency of Banswara in Rajasthan with 34,404 people exercising the NOTA option.
17 May, 2014, 12.54 PM IST
Election Results 2014: About 5000 NOTA users in Arunachal Pradesh assembly pollsAn estimated 4948 voters opted for Non of the Above (NOTA) option in April 7 assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh which constitute over ...
16 May, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Meghalaya has the highest percentage of voters pushing NOTAMeghalaya emerged with the highest % of voters who chose the NOTA option introduced for the first time, said an election official.
16 May, 2014, 06.58 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: NOTA option barely impresses voters in DelhiThe apex court's judgement was first implemented after the option was made available in the Assembly polls in five states last year, includ...
10 Apr, 2014, 08.46 PM IST