Odisha voters to have NOTA option in urban body polls

The Election Commission of India had provided the option of NOTA to voters for elections to the Legislative Assemblies and the Lok Sabha. (Source: The Hindu)

For the first time, voters in Odisha will have option of not voting for any of the candidates contesting in the urban local body polls. The State Election Commission (SEC) has directed the provision of the NOTA (None of the Above) option to voters for elections to the urban local bodies.

The NOTA option could be exercised by voters in the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls earlier.