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Shiv Sena bags less votes than NOTA in Goa, UP, Manipur

The Sena, which is in power in Maharashtra in alliance with the NCP and Congress, had contested Assembly elections in these three states but drew a blank

Battle for Uttar Pradesh: Lakhimpur Kheri farmers to use NOTA option

The farmers are yet to come to terms with the October 3 incident in which four farmers were allegedly mowed down by an SUV belonging to Union Minister Ajay Misra Teni's son Ashish Misra

Haasan a 'super-NOTA'; his party will not win any seat: Karti Chidambaram

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram on Friday dubbed Kamal Haasan a "super-NOTA" and said the actor-turned-politician's Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) will not win a single seat

Plea in SC to nullify election results if maximum votes in favour of NOTA

A PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission to nullify the election results and hold fresh polls if maximum votes have been polled in favour of NOTA

Plea urges EC to nullify election results if NOTA gets most votes

A petition has been moved in the SC seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to nullify the election results and hold a fresh election if maximum votes have been polled in favour of NOTA

Delhi elections 2020: NOTA constitutes 0.5% of total votes polled

In the 2015 Delhi elections, the NOTA vote percentage had stood at 0.4% of the total votes cast

2019 LS polls: Most NOTA votes in SC & ST reserved seats, Naxal-hit areas

States that saw a direct bi-polar contest between the two main national parties saw a higher NOTA vote-share as compared to states where there was a third alternative

As yet, just a protest vote

In the absence of fundamental legal changes, 'NOTA' is only a means of expressing disapproval of all the candidates in an election, with no ability to influence the result

Will press Nota in polls, if denied dignified universal pension: Protesters

The protesters have gathered under the banner of NGO HelpAge India and Pension Parishad, a network of around 200 civil society organisations

RS polls: SC refuses to stay EC decision on NOTA option in Gujarat

The apex court did not agree to the contention of Sibal that NOTA provision "will encourage corruption".

In a first, voters can exercise NOTA option in Delhi civic polls

The total number of electorate for the civic polls stands at 1,32,10,206

1.7 million voters opted for NOTA

This option was introduced in September 2013

NOTA with symbol to debut in state assembly polls

The symbol will appear against the NOTA option in the last panel on all EVMs and ballot papers.