- NOTA (None of the Above) voting option was introduced in India following the Supreme Court's direction in the PUCL vs. Union of India case (2013). - It is provided to voters in direct elections, allowing them to express disapproval of all contesting candidates. - NOTA is applicable in elections to the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and State Legislative Assemblies. - Elections for President and Vice-President are indirect elections based on the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote, where voters rank candidates. NOTA is not applicable in this system.
The NOTA voting option is applicable in 1. State Legislative Assembly Elections 2. Lok Sabha elections 3. Election of the President and Vice-President Select the correct answer code:
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2023 · Topic: Election Commission (Conduct of Elections: Nomination, Scrutiny, Polling, Counting, Declaration of Results)
More Indian Polity and Governance questions
- Consider the following statements: 1. Right to cast a vote in elections is neither a fundamental right nor a right under common law. 2. Prisoners can cast their vote from jails through postal ballot. Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
- The NOTA option was first used in the elections in :
- In which election was the NOTA option used for the first time?
- Which one the following statements is incorrect ? a. The percentage turnout in the Lok Sabha elections of India in 2014 was the highest at about 66%. b. The previous best was recorded in 1984 at about 54%.
- Which one of the following best describes the electoral system of India ?
- In which year simultaneous elections both for Lok Sabha and all State Legislative Assemblies were not held ?
- The cycle of simultaneous elections was broken in 1971 when the Lok Sabha was dissolved prematurely, leading to an early general election for the Lok Sabha while many state assemblies completed their full terms. 60. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? Lok Sabha Election Year
- Consider the following statements : 1. In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies. 2. In 1991, Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies. 3. As per the existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his/her party should bear the cost of bye-elections to the constituencies vacated by him/her in the event of him/her winning in all the constituencies. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?