The SC is hearing a PIL filed by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy that has challenged Section 53(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which allows a candidate to be declared elected unopposed if no other candidate has filed a nomination or their nominations have not been found to be valid.
The alarming rate in which voters with NOTA choice is increasing, it is a matter of great concern in the democratic set up.
The Indore Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh created a record of the highest NOTA votes, which crossed the one lakh figure by 12 noon on Tuesday.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued the notice to the poll panel.
More people opted for NOTA than AAP in 25 assembly segments.
According to reports, in the 2017 Vidhan Sabha elections in the state, 34,232 voters pressed NOTA and rejected all the candidates.
Giving details of the election programme, Singh said nominations can be filed from May 30 to June 4 (except on June 2 being a routine holiday), and the scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on June 6.
The delimitation of wards, reservation seats and all other formalities required to conduct the ULB election has already been completed.
Congress in-charge of Bihar Shakti Singh Gohil said that 'you have to see the pattern of the last election. On one side was Nitish Kumar and on the other was the BJP, this time both are on the same side, so it means those who preferred NOTA don't want to vote for the BJP and Nitish.'
The right to recall a candidate for failing to fulfil poll promises should be a part of our democratic process
