Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the None of the Above (NOTA)?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the None of the Above (NOTA)?

A. Supreme Court, in the PUCL v Union of India directed the ECI to introduce NOTA in direct elections to allow voters to register their protest if none of the candidates is acceptable to them.

B. NOTA has only symbolic value in a direct election.

C. Both A & B

D. None of these

Explanation:

The Supreme Court recently asked the Centre and the Election Commission of India to respond to a plea that fresh elections should be conducted in constituencies where the maximum votes polled are NOTA. NOTA has only symbolic value in a direct election. The petition said candidates ‘rejected’ by voters should not be fielded again in the fresh polls.