More than ten years after a Supreme Court judgment paved way for introduction of the NOTA (None of the Above) button on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for polls, the number of voters choosing it still remains low, with the experts dubbing it as a "toothless tiger" with no implications on the results.
NOTA was introduced in India through the Supreme Court's judgment in September 2013. The need to introduce NOTA was felt to discourage the parties from fielding tainted candidates.
The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (EC) of India to make necessary provision in the ballot papers/EVMs so that the voters can decide not to vote for any of the candidates in the fray.
