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1 Press Release Date: 20 th December, 2017 Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017 Analysis of NOTA Performance in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections, 2017 Association for Democratic Reforms T-95, C.L. House, 2nd Floor, Near Gulmohar Commercial Complex Gautam Nagar, New Delhi Phone: Fax : adr@adrindia.org To report any electoral violations and malpractices during elections download the Election Watch Reporter (Android App) Page 1 of 15

2 Overall Analysis In the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, NOTA secured (1.83%) votes whereas in Himachal Pradesh it secured 34232(0.90%) votes. Vote Share of NOTA in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, % 2.00% 1.50% 0.90% 1.00% 0.50% 0.00% Himachal Pradesh Vote Share of NOTA Gujarat NOTA Performance in Gujarat Assembly Elections, 2017 Figure: Vote Share of NOTA in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, 2017 Highest Votes polled for NOTA: NOTA has secured the highest number of votes i.e., 6461 votes in Danta constituency in the Gujarat Assembly Elections, It secured more votes than 7 other contesting candidates. Lowest Votes polled for NOTA: NOTA has secured the lowest number of votes i.e. 686 votes in Mahesana constituency in the Gujarat Assembly Elections, It secured more votes than 27 other contesting candidates. Margin of Victory and Votes Polled for NOTA: There are 30(16%) constituencies where NOTA has secured more votes than the margin of victory. The details of these constituencies are given below : Page 2 of 15

3 S.No DISTRICT Constituency Votes polled for NOTA Margin of Victory 1 BOTAD Botad CHHOTA UDEPUR Chhota Udepur VADODARA Dabhoi DANGS Dangs SURENDRANAGAR Dasada BANASKANTHA Deodar BANASKANTHA Dhanera AHMEDABAD Dholka DAHOD Fatepura PANCHMAHAL Godhra SABARKANTHA Himatnagar JAMNAGAR Jamjodhpur CHHOTA UDEPUR Jetpur(ST) VALSAD Kaprada ANAND Khambhat MAHISAGAR Lunawada GANDHINAGAR Mansa KHEDA Matar ARVALLI Modasa PANCHMAHAL Morva Hadaf PORBANDAR Porbandar SABARKANTHA Prantij RAJKOT Rajkot Rural ANAND Sojitra BHAVNAGAR Talaja ANAND Umreth BHARUCH Vagra MAHESANA Vijapur MAHESANA Visnagar MORBI Wankaner Table: Margin of Victory and Votes Polled for NOTA Page 3 of 15

4 NOTA Performance in Himachal Assembly Elections, 2017 Highest Votes polled for NOTA: NOTA has secured the highest number of votes i.e., 1162 votes in Jogindernagar constituency in the Himachal Assembly Elections, Lowest Votes polled for NOTA: NOTA has secured the lowest number of votes i.e. 70 votes in Lahual & Spiti constituency in the Himachal Assembly Elections, Margin of Victory and Votes Polled for NOTA: There are 4(6%) constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections where the NOTA votes were more than margin of victory. The details are given below: S.No District Constituency Votes polled for NOTA Margin of victory 1. HAMIRPUR Barsar CHAMBA Dalhousie SOLAN Kasauli KINNAUR Kinnaur Table: Margin of Victory and Votes Polled for NOTA Full Details of Total Votes Polled for NOTA in Gujarat, 2017 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 1. BANASKANTHA Danta CHHOTA UDEPUR Jetpur(ST) PANCHMAHAL Halol CHHOTA UDEPUR Chhota Udepur BHARUCH Jhagadia DAHOD Devgadhbaria DAHOD Jhalod CHHOTA UDEPUR Sankheda PANCHMAHAL Shehra SABARKANTHA Khedbrahma Page 4 of 15

5 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 11. PANCHMAHAL Morva Hadaf SURAT Mandvi SABARKANTHA Idar ARVALLI Bhiloda AHMEDABAD Daskroi DAHOD Garbada GANDHINAGAR Gandhinagar South KACHCHH Rapar KACHCHH Bhuj DAHOD Fatehpura NAVSARI Vansda SURENDRANAGAR Dhrangadhra BANASKANTHA Vadgam AHMEDABAD Ghatlodia PANCHMAHAL Kalol TAPI Nizar KHEDA Matar AHMEDABAD Sanand PATAN Sidhpur GANDHINAGAR Dahegam SURAT Olpad PATAN Patan BANASKANTHA Kankrej ANAND Anklav VALSAD Kaprada GIR SOMNATH Somnath Page 5 of 15

6 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 37. KHEDA Mahudha TAPI Vyara KHEDA Thasra SURENDRANAGAR Dasada DAHOD Limkheda PATAN Chanasma BANASKANTHA Vav MAHISAGAR Balasinor SURAT Bardoli VALSAD Dharampur ANAND Umreth ARVALLI Modasa AHMEDABAD Vejalpur BANASKANTHA Palanpur KACHCHH Anjar MAHESANA Becharaji RAJKOT Rajkot East KACHCHH Gandhidham NAVSARI Gandevi BANASKANTHA Deesa AHMEDABAD Ellisbridge PORBANDAR Kutiyana BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar Rural BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar East PORBANDAR Porbandar MAHISAGAR Lunawada Page 6 of 15

7 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 63. SURAT Kamrej DAHOD Dahod NARMADA Dediapada SURENDRANAGAR Limbdi SABARKANTHA Himatnagar RAJKOT Rajkot West VADODARA Vadodara City ARVALLI Bayad KACHCHH Abdasa NAVSARI Jalalpore JAMNAGAR Jamjodhpur DEVBHUMI DWARKA Dwarka VADODARA Savli BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar West MORBI Wankaner VADODARA Padra SURAT Mahuva RAJKOT Jetpur ANAND Sojitra VADODARA Vaghodia MORBI Morbi PANCHMAHAL Godhra VADODARA Dabhoi MAHISAGAR Santrampur GANDHINAGAR Mansa MAHESANA Visnagar Page 7 of 15

8 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 89. AMRELI Savarkundla BANASKANTHA Deodar GANDHINAGAR Gandhinagar North AMRELI Dhari BHAVNAGAR Talaja MAHESANA Unjha SABARKANTHA Prantij MORBI Tankara AMRELI Amreli BOTAD Gadhada AHMEDABAD Naranpura AHMEDABAD Sabarmati VADODARA Karjan AHMEDABAD Naroda SURAT Choryasi BHARUCH Jambusar BHARUCH Vagra AMRELI Rajula VALSAD Umbergaon JAMNAGAR Kalavad S.C BHARUCH Ankleshwar ANAND Khambhat BANASKANTHA Tharad BHAVNAGAR Palitana MAHESANA Kadi BHAVNAGAR Mahuva Page 8 of 15

9 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 115. ANAND Anand MAHESANA Kheralu AHMEDABAD Maninagar RAJKOT Gondal KHEDA Kapadvanj VALSAD Pardi SURENDRANAGAR Chotila AMRELI Lathi VADODARA Raopura RAJKOT Rajkot Rural VADODARA Akota KHEDA Mehmedabad GANDHINAGAR Kalol RAJKOT Jasdan AHMEDABAD Vatva AHMEDABAD Amraiwadi NAVSARI Navsari GIR SOMNATH Kodinar KHEDA Nadiad AHMEDABAD Dholka BANASKANTHA Dhanera JAMNAGAR Jamnagar South JUNAGADH Manavadar VADODARA Sayajigunj RAJKOT Rajkot South VADODARA Manjalpur Page 9 of 15

10 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 141. NARMADA Nandod AHMEDABAD Thakkarbapa Nagar DANGS Dangs AHMEDABAD Danilimda ANAND Borsad AHMEDABAD Asarwa BHARUCH Bharuch ANAND Petlad SURAT Surat West JUNAGADH Junagadh AHMEDABAD Nikol SURAT Majura VALSAD Valsad GIR SOMNATH Una JUNAGADH Mangrol AHMEDABAD Bapunagar SURAT Mangrol JUNAGADH Visavadar SURAT Katargam AHMEDABAD Jamalpur - Khadia KACHCHH Mandvi PATAN Radhanpur AHMEDABAD Dariapur BHAVNAGAR Gariadhar JAMNAGAR Jamnagar North JAMNAGAR Jamnagar Rural Page 10 of 15

11 S.NO DISTRICT Constituency Votes Polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 167. JUNAGADH Keshod SURAT Udhna AHMEDABAD Viramgam AHMEDABAD Dhandhuka BOTAD Botad SURENDRANAGAR Wadhwan MAHESANA Vijapur GIR SOMNATH TALALA RAJKOT Dhoraji SURAT Surat East SURAT Varachha Road DEVBHUMI DWARKA Khambhalia SURAT Limbayat SURAT Surat North SURAT Karanj MAHESANA Mahesana Table: Full Details of Total Votes Polled for NOTA in Gujarat, 2017 Full Details of Total Votes Polled for NOTA in Himachal Pradesh, 2017 S.NO District Constituency Votes polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 1. MANDI Jogindernagar KANGRA Shahpur KULLU Anni KANGRA Dehra SIRMOUR Sri Renukaji MANDI Sundernagar Page 11 of 15

12 S.NO District Constituency Votes polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 7. CHAMBA Bharmour KULLU Banjar SOLAN Nalagarh CHAMBA Chamba MANDI Karsog KANGRA Indora KANGRA Kangra SOLAN Solan CHAMBA Bhattiyat BILASPUR Jhanduta SIRMOUR Paonta Sahib SIRMOUR Nahan MANDI Mandi KANGRA Baijnath CHAMBA Dalhousie KANGRA Sullah KANGRA Nagrota SHIMLA Rohru UNA Chintpurni SOLAN Arki KANGRA Dharamshala KANGRA Jawali CHAMBA Churah SHIMLA Rampur SOLAN Kasauli SIRMOUR Pachhad HAMIRPUR Sujanpur BILASPUR Sri Naina Deviji Page 12 of 15

13 S.NO District Constituency Votes polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 35. SIRMOUR Shillai MANDI Nachan HAMIRPUR Barsar KANGRA Nurpur SHIMLA Chopal UNA Haroli KANGRA Palampur SHIMLA Shimla Rural KANGRA Jawalamukhi MANDI Darang KULLU Kullu SHIMLA Kasumpti MANDI Balh MANDI Sarkaghat UNA Gagret BILASPUR Ghumarwin SHIMLA Theog MANDI Seraj HAMIRPUR Bhoranj SOLAN Doon KANGRA Jaswan-Pragpur MANDI Dharampur KANGRA Fatehpur KULLU Manali BILASPUR Bilaspur SHIMLA Shimla UNA Kutlehar SHIMLA Jubbal-Kotkhai HAMIRPUR Hamirpur Page 13 of 15

14 S.NO District Constituency Votes polled for NOTA Position secured by NOTA 64. UNA Una KINNAUR Kinnaur KANGRA Jaisinghpur HAMIRPUR Nadaun LAHAUL & SPITI Lahaul & spiti 70 5 Table: Full Details of Total Votes Polled for NOTA in Himachal Pradesh, 2017 Page 14 of 15

15 Contact Details Gujarat Election Watch Ms. Pankti Jog State Coordinator Himachal Pradesh Election Watch Dr. O.P. Bhuraita State Coordinator Media and Journalist Helpline National Election Watch/Association for Democratic Reforms Maj.Gen. Anil Verma (Retd) Head National Election Watch, Association for Democratic Reforms , Prof Jagdeep Chhokar IIM Ahmedabad (Retd.) Founder Member, National Election Watch, Association for Democratic Reforms Prof Trilochan Sastry IIM Bangalore Founder Member, National Election Watch, Association for Democratic Reforms DISCLAIMER All information in this report has been taken from the website of Election Commission of India ( ADR does not add or subtract any information, unless the EC changes the data. In particular, no unverified information from any other source is used. While all efforts have been made to ensure that the information is in keeping with what is available in the ECI website, in case of discrepancy between information in this report and that given in the ECI website, the information available ECI website should be treated as correct. Association for Democratic Reforms, Gujarat Election Watch, Himachal Pradesh Election Watch and their volunteers are not responsible or liable for any damage arising directly or indirectly from the publication of this report. Page 15 of 15