Congress candidate Dhiraj V. Deshmukh won (File Photo/Instagram)

Maharashtra: Ex-CM’s son Dhiraj Deshmukh ‘defeats’ NOTA!

Mumbai: In probably an unprecedented instance in the nation’s electoral history, Congress candidate Dhiraj V. Deshmukh won the Latur Rural constituency in Maharashtra, getting more votes than the ‘None Of The Above’ (NOTA) option, on Thursday. His debut poll victory for the Maharashtra legislature attracted attention as he notched the third highest victory margin of […]

A poll official applies indelible phosphorus ink on the fore finger of a voter (File Photo/IANS)

15 parties got fewer votes than NOTA in 2019 polls

New Delhi: Of the 36 political parties, whose representatives were elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, 15 got fewer votes than NOTA. Many of these parties contested only a handful of seats. Introduced in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the none of the above (NOTA) option, which indicates disapproval of all the candidates in a […]

‘Nota’: Vijay Devarakonda shines in engaging political thriller (Review)

Film: “Nota”; Director: Anand Shankar; Cast: Vijay Devarakonda, Sathyaraj and Nassar; Rating: **** We have seen stars play the reluctant politician before. Ranbir Kapoor in Prakash Jha’s “Raajneeti” and Mahesh Babu in “Bharat Ane Nenu” were forced to take charge of their father’s political empire when a crisis beckoned them from their luxurious life abroad. […]

The Supreme Court of India (File Photo)

SC reserves order on challenge to EC move for NOTA in RS polls

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea challenging the Election Commission’s circulars making NOTA applicable to Rajya Sabha election as the court appeared unimpressed by the poll panel’s position on the issue. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M.Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y.Chandrachid reserved the order, observing […]