In a first, voters can exercise NOTA option in Delhi civic polls

The total number of electorate for the civic polls stands at 1,32,10,206

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 15 2017 | 9:16 AM IST
Voters, for the first time, will be able to exercise the "None of the Above" (NOTA) option for candidates in the upcoming municipal elections in Delhi, State Election Commission said on Wednesday.

The election to the three municipal corporations will be held on April 22, while counting will take place on April 25.

"There will now be a button for NOTA in EVMs so that voters who do not want to vote for any of the candidates can exercise their option by pressing the buttion against NOTA," State Election Commissioner S K Srivastava said while addressing a press conference here.

He said this is the first time that NOTA option would be provided to voters in all three civic body polls.

The total number of electorate for the civic polls stands at 1,32,10,206, which include 73,15,915 men, 58,93,418 women and 793 voters in the other category.
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