Continuance from my previous post on the great enabler that has been recently given to the people of India, NOTA or "None of The Above". This option is already available in few countries across the globe. None of them were India obviously with our own typical problems and issues which might be impossible for others to even understand.
We have a "secular" government in power for the last 10 years which never falters when it comes to rights for OBC's or SC's or the "lower castes" but when it comes to doing some reforms for everyone, the systems just stop moving (except maybe the infamous MNREGA but I need a whole post to outline that). So how has NOTA option worked in the one election where it has been used till date?
A small analysis of NOTA has been done by Livemint and explained very nicely with this image I have taken the liberty of adding here.
Its interesting to note here that the least number of NOTA clicks happened in Delhi which supposedly has the most number of educated people. Of course, some part of this could be attributed to the new found faith that people had in AAP. Maybe we can check this result vs the result for Delhi in the LS polls since the "faith" has now vanished and we are "back to square one" as it can be put. Maybe it will go upto 1.5% from the current levels which will be similar to MP and Rajasthan.
The surprising (or not so surprising) part is that Chhattisgarh polled almost 3% NOTA. A closer look at the constituencies will show that of these, more NOTA was polled in Naxal hit areas. So maybe people there have been so deeply hurt by the governments that they are simply discussing options of have a Naxal ruled land and hence punching NOTA into the machine. Now what does that tell us? Let the Naxals rule? Or maybe the political parties will console themselves by saying that it was only 3%! Now what will happen if the naxals who we define as terrorists do ensure that NOTA becomes the highest pressed button? Maybe the naxals can now confidently claim that people do want to be "liberated" from the government being formed and want a Naxal land for themselves? A recipe for disaster?
Maybe...or maybe an eye opener.
I personally will not want someone wasting his voting power on a button like NOTA. Simply...do not vote if you are really not bothered about who comes to power. We are better off without your precious vote.
NG
We have a "secular" government in power for the last 10 years which never falters when it comes to rights for OBC's or SC's or the "lower castes" but when it comes to doing some reforms for everyone, the systems just stop moving (except maybe the infamous MNREGA but I need a whole post to outline that). So how has NOTA option worked in the one election where it has been used till date?
A small analysis of NOTA has been done by Livemint and explained very nicely with this image I have taken the liberty of adding here.
The surprising (or not so surprising) part is that Chhattisgarh polled almost 3% NOTA. A closer look at the constituencies will show that of these, more NOTA was polled in Naxal hit areas. So maybe people there have been so deeply hurt by the governments that they are simply discussing options of have a Naxal ruled land and hence punching NOTA into the machine. Now what does that tell us? Let the Naxals rule? Or maybe the political parties will console themselves by saying that it was only 3%! Now what will happen if the naxals who we define as terrorists do ensure that NOTA becomes the highest pressed button? Maybe the naxals can now confidently claim that people do want to be "liberated" from the government being formed and want a Naxal land for themselves? A recipe for disaster?
Maybe...or maybe an eye opener.
I personally will not want someone wasting his voting power on a button like NOTA. Simply...do not vote if you are really not bothered about who comes to power. We are better off without your precious vote.
NG
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