Question

Consider the following statements about the first events in electoral reforms in India:

1. NOTA was first used in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
2. The first full state use of VVPAT was in Goa in 2017.
3. The NOTA symbol was introduced in 2013

• A. 2 only
• B. 3 only
• C. 2, 3
• D. All

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 2, 3

• Statement 1: NOTA was first used in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. This is false.

• NOTA (None of the Above) was first used in the 2013 state assembly elections in four states, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, following a Supreme Court order on September 27, 2013. It was later used in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, but it was not implemented for the first time.

• Statement 2: VVPAT was first used in Goa in 2017. This is true.

• Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines were used for the first time in all polling stations in a state during the Goa assembly elections in February 2017.

• Statement 3: The symbol for NOTA was introduced in 2013. This is true.

• Following a Supreme Court directive, the Election Commission of India introduced the NOTA option with its distinctive symbol (a ballot paper with a black cross across it) in September 2013.