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Hardly made an impact in 10 years: Supreme Court on NOTA

The court observed that over a decade since it was introduced by an order of the court, it has hardly impacted the choice of candidates selected by political parties. (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 25, 2026 05:40 am IST

Maharashtra municipal elections: No polling where only one candidate is in fray

Mumbai: State Election Commissioner, Maharashtra, Dinesh Waghmare, centre, addresses a press conference regarding the schedule of the state municipal corporation polls, in Mumbai.
Updated on Jan 07, 2026 09:21 am IST

Haryana polls: NOTA outperforms Independents in Panchkula district

A sizeable number of voters in Panchkula district used NOTA (none of the above) option, registering their rejection of all candidates in the Kalka and Panchkula assembly segments. (HT File)
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 08:58 am IST

Lok Sabha elections: Bihar leads in NOTA votes

Each EVM can cater to a maximum of 64 candidates (including NOTA) with a provision for 16 candidates in one ballot unit. If the total number of candidates exceeds 16, a second balloting unit can be linked in series to the first unit. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Published on Jun 05, 2024 12:59 pm IST

In Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, NOTA is the runner-up with over 200,000 votes

An electoral officer opens an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to display the number of votes at a counting center for the Lok Sabha Election on June 4 (HT Photo/Parveen Kumar)
Published on Jun 04, 2024 02:43 pm IST