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Supreme Court<\/strong>: Refusing to stay the use of the ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls that are to be held on August 8, 2017, the Court asked the Gujarat Congress that why they were so late in filing the plea against NOTA when the Election Commission had issued the Notification in January, 2014.<\/p>\n

The NOTA option, that will be introduced for the first time in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls, was directed to be included on the ballot paper or Electronic Voting Machines by Supreme Court in PUCL v. UOI, (2013) 10 SCC 1<\/a>. The Court, in the said judgment, recognised the right not to vote and said that introduction of NOTA option will compel the political parties to nominate a sound candidate as by using NOTA option, the voter will have the right to reject all candidates. The Court said that this right was necessary for not only ensuring free and fair elections but also encourage the people in participating in the elections as many people tend to avoid voting as they not find any candidate worthy of their vote.<\/p>\n

Source: ANI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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