No-voting option not to affect winner: Election Commission
Sat, Dec 6 04:05 PM
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday said that the
candidate who polls the highest number of votes would be declared the winner
even if the ballots cast under the no-voting facility exceeds his winning
margin.
The counting of votes for the staggered month-long assembly elections in
five states, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Mizoram, will
take place Monday.
In an official statement, the Commission said Rule 49-0 of the conduct of
elections allowed the electorate the option to not vote for any candidate.
This did not mean that an election will be invalidated if the number of such
voters is more than the candidate’s victory margin.
Under this rule, the voter has an option not to exercise his franchise after
he has been identified at the polling station and his name entered in the
registers of voters.
His finger is also marked in the same way as those who have voted.
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