TN ULB polls: Arappor's Jayaram Venkatesan boycotts voting, cites non-availabilty of NOTA

As a mark of protest against the undemocratic move of State Election Commission to reject our fundamental right to vote with secrecy by not having NOTA in EVM, I registered my unwillingness to vote as per sec 71 of Election rules.

Arappor Iyakkam Jayaram Venkatesan registers not willing to vote protesting against non availability of Nota for local body polls. Section 71 of RPA act empowers voter to exercise unwilling to vote. As local bodies are fought on independent symbols in most of the rural areas with more ballot papers and less EVMs the nota option is avoided in civic polls.