THE NOTA (Not one of the Above) possibility on the EVM machine stood third throughout 115 of the 182 seats in Gujarat and 12 of the 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh within the 2017 polls. The pattern turns into important in view of the Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP)’s makes an attempt to make inroads in each the states, which have historically seen a bipolar contest.
About 5.51 lakh voters, or 1.84%, out of the three crore voters in Gujarat, selected NOTA. In Himachal, 34,232 voters, or 0.90%, of the 37.84 lakh voters did so.
In Gujarat, NOTA’s total vote share was third-highest (1.84 %), after the BJP (49.05%) and the Congress (41.44%). The Independents, 3 of whom gained out of the 794 who contested, have been the one group that scored larger than the NOTA group.
Within the Himachal polls that 12 months, NOTA’s vote share was the fourth highest (0.90%), after the BJP (48.79%), Congress (41.68%) and CPI(M) (1.47%).