NOTA – None of the Above:
The NOTA full form is None of the Above. You may notice Many times it has been observed that if people do not want to vote for any candidate due to any regional issue like electricity, water, roads or criminal records failed against the candidate, then how will they register their protest so to empower the voice of the voters. The Election Commission has launched a mechanism in the voting system so that people can get the right to rejection of all the candidates.
Meanwhile, NOTA votes are counted but they are not considered illegal votes, that is these votes don’t have any role in the result of the polling.
How effective NOTA is?
For instance, The survey says, Many times it has been observed that NOTA gets more votes than all the candidates. Moreover, In the Gujarat assembly elections, the NOTA gets more votes than any other political party except Congress and BJP candidates.
Know another example, even if the security of all the candidates of an assembly or a Lok Sabha constituency is relinquished due to maximum vote to NOTA full form is None of the Above, in this condition also the candidate who gets the maximum votes will be considered as winner.
Therefore, the authority of the NOTA begins with the Election Commission, and declaring the status of the fictional electoral candidate is an excellent move to strengthen democracy.
Final Thoughts:
To summarize, NOTA full form is None of the Above, If all the competitive candidates individually obtained minimal votes then “NOTA” none of the candidates will be declared elected. The elections will be disqualified and held re-election. In case the candidates secure lesser votes than NOTA they would not be qualified to file nominations for a fresh election to be held later.