India's NOTA Option Boosts Voter Enthusiasm Among Young Citizens

New Delhi, તા.18: Local body elections, which used to be celebrated as a festival of democracy. Today's Gen-Z generation is excited about elections. There are many reasons behind it. Amid the apathy among citizens to vote in elections, ballot paper and paper ballot options have been added after a 2009 ruling by the Supreme Court of the country. Non Oc Pe Abol (NOTA) is a button whose mere imagination gives a 440-volt jolt to political party candidates. In the 2009 case of Union of Civil Liberties / Union of India, the Supreme Court issued a ruling. The Supreme Court said in a nutshell that the freedom of expression granted by the Constitution is also the right of the voter not to cast his or her vote to any or all candidates and it is NOTA. Senior polling ratio figures are saying that this button is being used more in urban polling stations than in villages.