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Use of NOTA option scrapped in Rajya Sabha elections
August 23 , 2018
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- Supreme Court scrapped the use of NOTA (none of the above) option for Rajya Sabha elections, saying it defeats fairness in indirect elections, destroys democratic values.
- The ruling was given by three judges bench of SC comprising of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justices A M Khanwilkar, and D Y Chandrachud.
- It quashed June 2014 notification of Election Commission that allowed the use of NOTA option in Rajya Sabha elections.
- NOTA was introduced in Lok Sabha polls (direct election) by Election Commission of India (ECI) following 2013 Supreme Court decision.
- It was extended to Rajya Sabha election (i.e. indirect elections) via notification in January 2014.
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