A PIL by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy seeks compulsory inclusion of NOTA in all elections, including single-candidate contests, to uphold voter’s Right to dissent.
For | Against |
Empowers voters to express dissatisfaction even in uncontested elections | NOTA votes are currently symbolic and have shown minimal impact in past elections |
Can act as a feedback mechanism for political parties | Low percentage usage, around 1% nationally in Lok Sabha elections since 2014. |
Helps uphold democratic principles and electoral participation in single-candidate seats | Election Commission claims operational complexity and rare occurrence of uncontested seats make compulsory NOTA unnecessary |
May force political parties to field better candidates even for uncontested elections. | Requires major legal reforms and could lead to repeated elections if NOTA majority mandates re-polling |
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