Andheri bypoll result: Uddhav-led Sena's Rutuja Latke leads, NOTA surprisingly at second place
While Rutuja Latke bagged more than 37,000 votes in the bypoll to Andheri (East) Assembly seat in Mumbai, over 7,550 votes were polled in favour of the None of the Above (NOTA) option.
Nov 06, 2022, 14:03 PM IST
Andheri East Assembly bypoll: Voters being 'paid' to choose NOTA, alleges Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena
Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction has fielded Rutuja Latke, the wife of incumbent Sena MLA Ramesh Latke whose death necessitated the November 3 Andheri East Assembly byelection.
Nov 02, 2022, 09:02 AM IST
Voting for Congress same as pressing NOTA button, says TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
Hitting out at the Congress and Left, TMC national general secretary said that the two parties had firmed up alliances with the aim to stop Mamata Banerjee from winning elections, and ended up as "losers".
Oct 24, 2021, 09:57 AM IST
Over 1.78 lakh voters exercise 'NOTA' option in Assam Lok Sabha polls
Gauhati recorded 24 NOTAs through postal ballots, Mangaldoi 23, Silchar 22, Nowgong 20, Dhubri 15 and the lowest seven in Karimganj.
May 24, 2019, 22:09 PM IST
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Bihar sees highest number of NOTA votes, Gopalganj tops tally
In the 2019 elections, the constituency of Gopalganj in Bihar saw 51,660 voters pressing the NOTA button (5.04 per cent), the highest in the country.
May 24, 2019, 17:25 PM IST
Less than one per cent voters in Delhi opts for NOTA
The seat had the least number of candidates in the fray and the maximum number of voters.
May 23, 2019, 22:52 PM IST
Will opt for NOTA in Rajasthan polls, if denied dignified universal pension, say protesters
Carrying flags and placards, people protested against the government's pension schemes under which it provides a paltry sum of Rs 200 to Rs 300 to the beneficiaries.
Oct 01, 2018, 13:12 PM IST
NOTA can't be allowed in Rajya Sabha elections, it's only for direct polls, rules SC
The verdict came on a plea of Congress leader Shailesh Manubhai Parmar who had challenged the poll panel's notification allowing the NOTA option in ballot papers.
Aug 21, 2018, 11:15 AM IST
NOTA's five year journey in Indian elections - 1.33 crore votes so far
The provision of NOTA button was first implemented in the State Assembly Elections of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh in 2013.
Mar 10, 2018, 09:22 AM IST
NOTA secures 1.33 crore votes in polls to Lok Sabha, Assemblies
'None of the Above' or NOTA option on EVMs has been chosen by 1.33 crore voters in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections since it was introduced in 2013.
Mar 10, 2018, 00:55 AM IST
When NOTA scored more than BJP in RK Nagar by-polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command is not going to be too happy about this. In the contest between the None Of The Above (NOTA) and BJP during the RK Nagar by-polls results, NOTA managed to pull in more votes than the saffron party candidate Karu Nagarajan.
Dec 25, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
Plea against NOTA in Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls not maintainable: ECI to SC
It also referred to the previous judgements delivered by the apex court and said every voter has the right to vote or the right not to vote.
Sep 13, 2017, 21:07 PM IST
SC's order on NOTA not to affect whip to MLAs: Congress
After six Gujarat Congress MLAs left the party last week, the party has ferried 44 of its MLAs to a resort near Bengaluru in party-ruled Karnataka, to prevent further poaching by the BJP.
Aug 03, 2017, 22:51 PM IST
Setback to Congress as SC refuses to stay EC notification allowing NOTA in Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat
In a big setback to Congress, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the Election Commission notification allowing `None of the Above` (NOTA) option for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat.
Aug 03, 2017, 12:00 PM IST
SC to hear Gujarat Congress' plea seeking removal of NOTA from Rajya Sabha polls today
The BJP has fielded its national president Amit Shah, Union minister Smriti Irani and Balwantsinh Rajput for the three Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat against the lone Congress candidate Ahmed Patel.
Aug 03, 2017, 07:04 AM IST
EC releases list of Rajya Sabha polls with NOTA option since 2014
Congress Party on Wednesday moved Supreme Court against 'None of the Above' ( NOTA) option in Rajya Sabha elections. The court is likely to hear the matter on Thursday.
Aug 02, 2017, 22:12 PM IST
After Congress, BJP approaches EC over withdrawal of NOTA in Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls
Yesterday, the Congress had approached the EC against the use of NOTA option in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, claiming it was violative of the Constitution and electoral laws.
Aug 02, 2017, 20:23 PM IST
Congress wants NOTA in Rajya Sabha polls scrapped, approaches Election Commission
In Rajya Sabha polls, the MLAs have to show their ballot paper to an authorised party agent before putting it in ballot box.
Aug 01, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
NOTA option to be available in Gujarat Rajya Sabha election
The `None Of The Above' (NOTA) option will be available to the MLAs who would cast vote in the August 8 Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat.
Aug 01, 2017, 00:04 AM IST
Goa sees maximum voters going for 'None of the Above'
Goa has come up on top when it comes to voters hitting the NOTA button in the latest round of assembly polls, closely followed by Uttarakhand.
Mar 11, 2017, 23:04 PM IST
