<p>Hubballi: Urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to give a whip symbol to None of the Above (NOTA) option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), a farmer from Nargund in Gadag district knocked the doors of law and served legal notices to the Chief Election Commissioner of India.</p><p>Vijay Kulkarni, a farmer and also an activist of Kalasa-Banduri project implementation, has served two legal notices to ECI through his advocate for not responding to his demand.</p>.Lok Sabha polls 2024: ECI team holds meeting with Haryana officials. <p>“The ECI has provided an option to the voters to cast their vote to NOTA in the EVMs if they do not find a suitable candidate among the contestants. Many people don’t know what is NOTA as there is no symbol for it. If the ECI provides a symbol for it, it would be easy for the voters to understand the purpose of NOTA and they would use it,” said Kulkarni.</p><p>In February he submitted a memorandum to the ECI through the Nargund tahsildar. But he did not get any response from the ECI. Recently he served two legal notices to ECI demanding to give a whip symbol to NOTA.</p><p>All contestants are being given symbols, and it is easy to recognise them. If the NOTA has been given a symbol, it will be easier for the voters. “We demanded the whip symbol, it is left to ECI to finalise the symbol,” he said.</p>
<p>Hubballi: Urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to give a whip symbol to None of the Above (NOTA) option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), a farmer from Nargund in Gadag district knocked the doors of law and served legal notices to the Chief Election Commissioner of India.</p><p>Vijay Kulkarni, a farmer and also an activist of Kalasa-Banduri project implementation, has served two legal notices to ECI through his advocate for not responding to his demand.</p>.Lok Sabha polls 2024: ECI team holds meeting with Haryana officials. <p>“The ECI has provided an option to the voters to cast their vote to NOTA in the EVMs if they do not find a suitable candidate among the contestants. Many people don’t know what is NOTA as there is no symbol for it. If the ECI provides a symbol for it, it would be easy for the voters to understand the purpose of NOTA and they would use it,” said Kulkarni.</p><p>In February he submitted a memorandum to the ECI through the Nargund tahsildar. But he did not get any response from the ECI. Recently he served two legal notices to ECI demanding to give a whip symbol to NOTA.</p><p>All contestants are being given symbols, and it is easy to recognise them. If the NOTA has been given a symbol, it will be easier for the voters. “We demanded the whip symbol, it is left to ECI to finalise the symbol,” he said.</p>