NOTA a ‘toothless tiger’ with no implications on results: ADR expert “It merely provided a platform to express dissent or one’s anger for political parties to take note and nothing more ...

In the 2016 polls, NOTA drew 1.3% of voters– around 5.6 lakh persons –to its side. However, this went down to about 0.75% five years later, with around 3.46 lakh persons using the option.