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Is NOTA Enough? Exploring Options for Amplifying Voter Dissatisfaction in India Elections

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Is NOTA Enough? Exploring Options for Amplifying Voter Dissatisfaction in India Elections

Professor Arvind P. Bhanu and Sambhav Sharma and Kavya Tyagi

April 18, 2024 04:03:56 pm

With India launching into its 18th general elections on April 19, the imperative that voters turn out to the polls has dominated public discourse. As India is the world’s largest constitutional democracy, each citizen must responsibly and proactively participate in the process that will decide the next five years of the nation’s governance. The incumbent [...]

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