Voting is an important right in the largest democracy of India. To vote, one must be an Indian citizen over 18 years of age who has lived at their current address for at least 6 months. Negative voting, also called NOTA (None of the Above), allows voters to reject all candidates in an election by selecting that option. Countries that allow negative voting include France, Belgium, Brazil, and some states in the US. Negative voting could lead candidates and political parties to search more widely for worthy candidates and not take voters for granted, with the potential to nullify an election if enough voters reject all options.

1. NEGATIVE VOTE IN
ELECTIONS

3. Why should you vote?
Largest democracy
Ultimate power

4. Who can vote?
You are eligible to vote if:
You are an Indian citizen
You are 18 years or older
You are an Ordinary Resident at your current
location i.e. you have been living at your
current address for 6 months or longer.

5. What is negative vote?
The voter has the right to negative voting by rejecting
all the candidates in fray by exercising the option of
None of the Above (NOTA) in EVMs and ballot papers.
It listed the countries where negative
voting is in vogue: France, Belgium,
Brazil, Greece, Ukraine, Chile,
Bangladesh, State of Nevada, Finland,
the United States of America, Colombia,
Spain and Sweden.

6. The power of negative voting
'None of the above' could introduce new
ways of gaming the ballot and bring about
surprising outcomes.
It would put political parties on notice that they cannot take the
voter for granted, and consequently to search wider and with
more sincerity to put up worthy — real "clean" — candidates.

7. The power of negative voting
The right to reject nullifies the election if enough voters
spurn all the candidates in the fray.
Under Rule 49 of the Conduct of Election Rules, a voter
can explicitly record her choice not to vote for any of the
candidates but the procedure does not protect her
anonymity.

8. CONCLUSION

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