Should voters be given a NOTA (None Of The Above) choice?

Hello Everyone,

The idea of having a NOTA option is a very interesting one.

It will not only relieve us from selecting candidates whom we don't want but also give the Government an outlook of what the citizens are expecting is not satisfied by the nominated candidates. Just because we will have a NOTA option people will at least come forward to vote and not sit back wasting their votes. Not just NOTA the government should also bring up a policy that if the percentage of NOTA votes in award exceeds 50% or so, The nominated candidates must be changed.

In my opinion, the NOTA option in the election is a sign of improvement in leaders because voters don't want to vote for them because they know about the party leader's work or not in society.

In the other hand, some people use the NOTA option for their things but they know about there pros and cons of selecting the NOTA option it is not used for their personal use.

When they select the NOTA option means the voter is not consistent the leader is not for that position and for society's improvement.

Voters should have a NOTA (None of the Above) option.

This empowers citizens to express dissatisfaction with all candidates, pushing political parties to improve their offerings. It’s a vital tool for true democratic expression, ensuring that voter choices are genuinely representative.

Yes,

NOTA option signifies that it is to compulsory that all the candidates nominated for an election are appropriate for that constituency. This gives the right to voters to nominate tha candidates again. This option is enough to show the dissatisfaction of the voters.

I would prefer no to the NOTA option because there are so many options to choose. This is not an exam with options given both of the above and none of the above nor it has just two or three options. Well, the NOTA option may increase participation but after getting the outcome of the result the government may proceed to reconduct the election and it is a heavy process for the government itself. It's sort of a bypass for giving votes to none. Who will decide and on what basis election commission answer if most of the votes turn to NOTA?

Hello mates,

Every coin has two sides. NOTA has both pros and cons. NOTA shows the dissatisfaction level of the people.

But, In my point of view, there should not be a NOTA option because the people who don't know NOTA, unknowingly press the NOTA. Because of these activities.

That the election committee should appoint a good elective nominee before the election itself.

Yes, NOTA should be necessary in democracy because it protects people's right to elect in even the most corrupt situations in case of both the members are bad and corrupt or they don't like the single nominee in their constituency they would still have NOTA option.

Hello everyone, yes I support the point of view of having NOTA as an option for the public in selecting their suitable leader during the election because-.

1) It encourages people to fulfil their basic rights of at least going and voting even if they are not satisfied with participating candidates.

2) If NOTA percentage increases it gives the government an idea about people dissatisfied with standing candidates to rethink about changing them.

3) It gives the public a choice and does not force them to choose a suitable leader representing them and working for them.

In my opinion, the option NOTA does not make that much sense.

Let's take an example if there are 4 candidates and let's consider (there is a person x) who thinks all the 4 are undeserving candidates so he pressed the NOTA option.

So by him pressing NOTA, it does not mean that no one will. The one with the maximum votes among 4 of them will win and thus he is wasting the vote. So rather than that he should look out of the 4 who have some deserving qualities and vote for that respective person.

In my opinion, the option NOTA does not make that much sense.

Let's take an example if there are 4 candidates and let's consider (there is a person x) who thinks all the 4 are undeserving candidates so he pressed the NOTA option.

So by pressing NOTA, it does not mean that no one will. The one with the maximum votes among 4 of them will win and thus he is wasting the vote. So rather than that he should look out of the 4 who have some deserving qualities and vote for that respective person.

1. People will take it so casually, and select NOTA as a choice for some silly reasons like, their caste people haven't got a ticket.

2. There are some lazy people, who don't take the responsibility of selecting a good leader, Instead of analyzing party plans they simply select NOTA and say "I don't have political knowledge", But being in a democratic country everyone should know about the happening of politics because your vote is not only useful for you. It shows a big difference when counted collectively.

3. Instead of providing NOTA, the ECI should do good work while confirming nominations, they should check the history of the person.

Also, it will be the best practice if ECI changes the rule to "Only certified/educated candidates are allowed to nomination process". So the dissatisfaction rate people will decrease.

Thank you.