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The season of 2024 Lok Sabha elections is in full swing in the country. Every political party has started its election campaign in full swing. Also, major political parties like BJP and Congress have announced their election manifestos. Now the mood of the voters in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be worth seeing.
What will be the result if NOTA gets maximum votes?
In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the country, voting is to be held on 102 seats in 21 states on April 19. In such a situation, if after counting of votes on a parliamentary seat, NOTA i.e. none of the above, and the voter votes more for the option i.e. NOTA gets the maximum votes, then what will be the result? Let us tell you in this news what the rules of the Election Commission say in such a situation.
Pressing NOTA button will not result in voting in favor of any candidate.
Let us further tell you that during Lok Sabha elections, if a voter does not want to cast his vote in favor of any candidate after entering the polling booth i.e. after verifying his identity, then in such a situation 'None' will be recorded for that voter. Option is also available. , For which there will be a 'NOTA' button. Pressing this NOTA button will not result in voting in favor of any candidate.
Know what are the rules of the Election Commission in this regard
The Election Commission has clarified that if in any situation the number of NOTA – 'None' votes in an election is more than the votes of other candidates, then as per the provisions of Rule 64, the candidate who has got more votes among other candidates. , He will be declared elected. In fact, as per the instructions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission has also installed NOTA button in the voting machines.
Voters' confidentiality will not be violated
NOTA button is placed last after the contesting candidates. If a voter does not wish to cast his vote in favor of any candidate after entering the polling station and verifying his identity, he will have the option of 'None' or 'NOTA' button from the above. The privacy of voters using this button will not be violated.
Purpose of return of security deposit
During elections, NOTA is written in Hindi on the button of VVPAT machine at polling stations and at the time of counting, the votes recorded in NOTA will also be displayed separately. For the purpose of refund of security deposit, votes cast against NOTA option will not be included in the calculation of total valid votes polled by the contesting candidates.
The mock poll process will start one and a half hours earlier at 5.30 am.
The process of mock polling will start at 5.30 am, one and a half hours before the start of voting. This process will take place in the presence of the candidate or his authorized agent. If any candidate or his agent does not come to the polling station at 5.30 in the morning, he will be made to wait for 15 minutes.
Provision for mock poll with minimum 50 votes
After this, the process of mock poll will be started in the presence of polling parties and other members. There is a provision to conduct mock poll with minimum 50 votes, in which NOTA will also be included. Before starting the mock poll process, the ballot unit and VVPAT will be kept in the VVPAT compartment. The control unit should be placed on the table of the Presiding Officer or on the table of the Polling Officer.
