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SC issues notice to EC on plea seeking repolling on seats where NOTA gets majority
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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A bench headed by chief justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said, “This is about the electoral process also. Let us see what the Election Commission has to say.”
The Supreme Court on Friday, April 26, issued a notice to the Election Commission on a plea seeking direction to frame rules on re-election on seats where NOTA (none of the above) gets a majority. The plea said if NOTA gets a majority, the election held in the particular constituency shall be declared null and void and a fresh election shall be conducted to the constituency.
The plea also sought to frame rules stating that the candidates who garner fewer votes than NOTA shall stand debarred from contesting all elections for a period of five years. The plea also sought an order from the court to the EC to ensure proper and efficient reporting or publicity of NOTA as a “Fictional Candidate”.
A bench headed by chief justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud said, “This is about the electoral process also. Let us see what the Election Commission has to say.”
NOTA was introduced into the election process in the 2013. A voter can choose NOTA if he does not wish to vote for any of the candidates fighting in the constituency.
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