Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Which of the following statements about the Right to Negative Vote (NOTA) is/are correct?
- I. The Election Commission of India wanted that a 'None of the Above' button on electronic voting machines should be offered to voters.
- II. The public interest litigation in the Supreme Court for the NOTA option was filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
- III. Elections in a constituency will be held again if NOTA gets the highest votes.
- IV. The candidate with the highest number of votes will be declared elected even if she/he receives less than the NOTA votes.
AOnly I and II are correct
BOnly II and III are correct
COnly III and IV are correct
DOnly I and IV are correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Only I and IV are correct — Statements one and four are correct, so the answer is only statements one and four.
Explanation
★Statements one and four are correct, so the answer is only statements one and four.
★The Election Commission wanted a None of the Above option to be offered to voters, which makes statement one correct.
★The candidate with the highest votes is declared elected even if NOTA receives more votes, which makes statement four correct.
★Statement two is wrong because the public interest litigation for NOTA was filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties, not the Association for Democratic Reforms.
★Statement three is wrong because there is no provision for a fresh election if NOTA gets the highest votes.
★The Supreme Court introduced the NOTA option in the PUCL v. Union of India judgment of 2013.
★For NET, remember that NOTA records dissent but does not trigger a re-election.
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