In a historic judgment towards cleaner politics the Supreme
Court of India today directed the Election Commission to provide a button on Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs
to
allow voters to reject all candidates contesting an election in a constituency,
starting with the next set of assembly elections this year. The court has said
this option is crucial for the world's largest democracy to survive and will strengthen
the process of selection/election of the best available men or women to be
chosen for governing the country.
The court decided on a petition filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties, an NGO, that a button be provided on the Electronic Voting Machine or EVM, giving the voters a "none of the above" choice.
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