When someone offers you choices that you do not like, won’t you reject it? Similar thing was done by MRA’s in India. They rejected the existing political parties in the General elections of 2019. As none of the political parties included any plans for men’s welfare in their manifesto though there were promises for feminists in their Manifesto. MRA’s were tired of increasing crime against men and constant neglect of men’s issues. So they decide to express their displeasure by using NOTA in election. NOTA vote means None Of The Above so when people vote for NOTA they show that they are not happy with any of the persons running for the election.
They decided not just vote NOTA themselves but also try to create awareness among common people about neglect of men by existing politicians. Their twitter activities were successful as their Tag of #NOTA4MensRights was trending Nationally for nearly half a day on election date and #NOTA was also trending in Delhi.
Though such large scale changes cannot be achieved overnight, their campaign seems to have made some difference in the elections.
Example there were 28 constituencies listed below out of 534 analysed where the winning margin votes were less than NOTA votes. So in case the losing candidate in these constituencies had tried to promote equality and safety for men he could have won the election.
Sr. No. | State | Constituency |
1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur |
3 | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam |
4 | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam |
5 | Chhattisgarh | BASTAR |
6 | Chhattisgarh | KANKER |
7 | Jammu & Kashmir | Anantnag |
8 | Jammu & Kashmir | Baramulla |
9 | Jammu & Kashmir | Ladakh |
10 | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar |
11 | Jharkhand | Khunti |
12 | Jharkhand | Lohardaga |
13 | Karnataka | Chamarajanagar |
14 | Maharashtra | Aurangabad |
15 | Odisha | Koraput |
16 | Odisha | Nabarangpur |
17 | Odisha | Sambalpur |
18 | Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram |
19 | Telangana | Bhongir |
20 | Telangana | Malkajgiri |
21 | Telangana | Zahirabad |
22 | Uttar Pradesh | Machhlishahr |
23 | Uttar Pradesh | Meerut |
24 | Uttar Pradesh | Shrawasti |
25 | West Bengal | Arambagh |
26 | West Bengal | Bardhaman Durgapur |
27 | West Bengal | Jhargram |
28 | West Bengal | Maldaha Dakshin |
NOTA turned out to be the 3rd most popular choice in 80 constituencies out of 524 analysed.
Sr. No. | State | Constituency |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati |
2 | Assam | Dibrugarh |
3 | Assam | Lakhimpur |
4 | Assam | Nowgong |
5 | Assam | Silchar |
6 | Bihar | Araria |
7 | Bihar | Arrah |
8 | Bihar | Bhagalpur |
9 | Bihar | Darbhanga |
10 | Bihar | Gaya (SC) |
11 | Bihar | Gopalganj (SC) |
12 | Bihar | Jamui (SC) |
13 | Bihar | Katihar |
14 | Bihar | Nawada |
15 | Bihar | Paschim Champaran |
16 | Bihar | Purvi Champaran |
17 | Bihar | Samastipur (SC) |
18 | Bihar | Saran |
19 | Chhattisgarh | BASTAR |
20 | Chhattisgarh | KANKER |
21 | Chhattisgarh | MAHASAMUND |
22 | Chhattisgarh | RAJNANDGAON |
23 | Chhattisgarh | SARGUJA |
24 | Goa | North Goa |
25 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad West |
26 | Gujarat | Amreli |
27 | Gujarat | Anand |
28 | Gujarat | Bardoli |
29 | Gujarat | Bhavnagar |
30 | Gujarat | Chhota Udaipur |
31 | Gujarat | Dahod |
32 | Gujarat | Kachchh |
33 | Gujarat | Kheda |
34 | Gujarat | Mahesana |
35 | Gujarat | Panchmahal |
36 | Gujarat | Patan |
37 | Gujarat | Rajkot |
38 | Gujarat | Surat |
39 | Gujarat | Vadodara |
40 | Gujarat | Valsad |
41 | Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur |
42 | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra |
43 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
44 | Jharkhand | Giridih |
45 | Jharkhand | Godda |
46 | Jharkhand | Khunti |
47 | Jharkhand | Singhbhum |
48 | Karnataka | Bagalkot |
49 | Karnataka | Bangalore North |
50 | Karnataka | Bangalore South |
51 | Karnataka | Kolar |
52 | Karnataka | Koppal |
53 | Karnataka | Raichur |
54 | Karnataka | Uttara Kannada |
55 | Madhya Pradesh | DHAR |
56 | Madhya Pradesh | HOSHANGABAD |
57 | Madhya Pradesh | KHANDWA |
58 | Madhya Pradesh | RAJGARH |
59 | Madhya Pradesh | RATLAM |
60 | Maharashtra | Palghar |
61 | Rajasthan | Barmer |
62 | Rajasthan | Bhilwara |
63 | Rajasthan | Bikaner (SC) |
64 | Rajasthan | Chittorgarh |
65 | Rajasthan | Jaipur Rural |
66 | Rajasthan | Jalore |
67 | Rajasthan | JHALAWAR |
68 | Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu |
69 | Rajasthan | Kota |
70 | Rajasthan | Nagaur |
71 | Rajasthan | Pali |
72 | Uttar Pradesh | Baghpat |
73 | Uttar Pradesh | Bansgaon |
74 | Uttar Pradesh | Kannauj |
75 | Uttar Pradesh | Mainpuri |
76 | Uttar Pradesh | Muzaffarnagar |
77 | Uttar Pradesh | Pilibhit |
78 | Uttar Pradesh | Rae Bareli |
79 | Uttarakhand | Almora |
80 | Uttarakhand | Garhwal |
NOTA turned out to be 4th most popular choice in 184 constituencies out of 524 analysed.
Sr. No. | State | Constituency |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | Machilipatnam |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | Nellore |
3 | Andhra Pradesh | Ongole |
4 | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry |
5 | Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam |
6 | Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram |
7 | Assam | Gauhati |
8 | Assam | Jorhat |
9 | Assam | Kaliabor |
10 | Assam | Karimganj |
11 | Assam | Mangaldoi |
12 | Assam | Tezpur |
13 | Bihar | Buxar |
14 | Bihar | Hajipur (SC) |
15 | Bihar | Jahanabad |
16 | Bihar | Karakat |
17 | Bihar | Kishanganj |
18 | Bihar | Madhepura |
19 | Bihar | Maharajganj |
20 | Bihar | Sasaram (SC) |
21 | Bihar | Valmiki Nagar |
22 | Chhattisgarh | JANJGIR |
23 | Chhattisgarh | KORBA |
24 | Chhattisgarh | RAIGARH |
25 | Daman & Diu | Daman & diu |
26 | Goa | South Goa |
27 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad East |
28 | Gujarat | Banaskantha |
29 | Gujarat | Junagadh |
30 | Gujarat | Navsari |
31 | Jammu & Kashmir | Anantnag |
32 | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar |
33 | Jharkhand | Kodarma |
34 | Jharkhand | Lohardaga |
35 | Karnataka | Bangalore central |
36 | Karnataka | Bangalore Rural |
37 | Karnataka | Bellary |
38 | Karnataka | Chamarajanagar |
39 | Karnataka | Chikkodi |
40 | Karnataka | Dakshina Kannada |
41 | Karnataka | Gulbarga |
42 | Karnataka | Hassan |
43 | Karnataka | Haveri |
44 | Karnataka | Shimoga |
45 | Karnataka | Tumkur |
46 | Kerala | Alappuzha |
47 | Kerala | Alathur |
48 | Kerala | Attingal |
49 | Kerala | Chalakudy |
50 | Kerala | Ernakulam |
51 | Kerala | Idukki |
52 | Kerala | Kasaragod |
53 | Kerala | Kollam |
54 | Kerala | Kozhikode |
55 | Kerala | Mavelikkara |
56 | Kerala | Palakkad |
57 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
58 | Kerala | Thrissur |
59 | Madhya Pradesh | BETUL |
60 | Madhya Pradesh | BHOPAL |
61 | Madhya Pradesh | CHHINDWARA |
62 | Madhya Pradesh | GUNA |
63 | Madhya Pradesh | INDORE |
64 | Madhya Pradesh | MANDLA |
65 | Madhya Pradesh | MANDSOUR |
66 | Madhya Pradesh | SAGAR |
67 | Madhya Pradesh | TIKAMGARH |
68 | Madhya Pradesh | UJJAIN |
69 | Madhya Pradesh | VIDISHA |
70 | Maharashtra | Akola |
71 | Maharashtra | Baramati |
72 | Maharashtra | Buldhana |
73 | Maharashtra | Jalgaon |
74 | Maharashtra | Jalna |
75 | Maharashtra | Kalyan |
76 | Maharashtra | Kolhapur |
77 | Maharashtra | Latur |
78 | Maharashtra | Maval |
79 | Maharashtra | Mumbai North |
80 | Maharashtra | Mumbai North central |
81 | Maharashtra | Mumbai North East |
82 | Maharashtra | Mumbai North West |
83 | Maharashtra | Mumbai South |
84 | Maharashtra | Mumbai South central |
85 | Maharashtra | Nanded |
86 | Maharashtra | Nandurbar |
87 | Maharashtra | Osmanabad |
88 | Maharashtra | Pune |
89 | Maharashtra | Raver |
90 | Maharashtra | Satara |
91 | Maharashtra | Solapur |
92 | Maharashtra | Thane |
93 | Meghalaya | Tura |
94 | NCT OF Delhi | NEW DELHI |
95 | NCT OF Delhi | NORTH WEST DELHI |
96 | Odisha | Aska |
97 | Odisha | Balasore |
98 | Odisha | Bargarh |
99 | Odisha | Berhampur |
100 | Odisha | Bhadrak |
101 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
102 | Odisha | Bolangir |
103 | Odisha | Cuttack |
104 | Odisha | Dhenkanal |
105 | Odisha | Jagatsinghpur |
106 | Odisha | Jajpur |
107 | Odisha | Kalahandi |
108 | Odisha | Kandhamal |
109 | Odisha | Kendrapara |
110 | Odisha | Keonjhar |
111 | Odisha | Koraput |
112 | Odisha | Mayurbhanj |
113 | Odisha | Nabarangpur |
114 | Odisha | Puri |
115 | Odisha | Sambalpur |
116 | Rajasthan | Alwar |
117 | Rajasthan | Banswara |
118 | Rajasthan | Dausa |
119 | Rajasthan | Ganganagar |
120 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
121 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur |
122 | Rajasthan | KARAULI |
123 | Rajasthan | TONK |
124 | Rajasthan | Udaipur |
125 | Tamil Nadu | Krishnagiri |
126 | Telangana | Adilabad |
127 | Telangana | CHEVELLA |
128 | Telangana | Mahbubnagar |
129 | Telangana | Nagarkurnool |
130 | Telangana | Zahirabad |
131 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra |
132 | Uttar Pradesh | Akbarpur |
133 | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh |
134 | Uttar Pradesh | Ambedkar Nagar |
135 | Uttar Pradesh | Amroha |
136 | Uttar Pradesh | Aonla |
137 | Uttar Pradesh | Azamgarh |
138 | Uttar Pradesh | Badaun |
139 | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich |
140 | Uttar Pradesh | Ballia |
141 | Uttar Pradesh | Banda |
142 | Uttar Pradesh | Barabanki |
143 | Uttar Pradesh | Bhadohi |
144 | Uttar Pradesh | Bijnor |
145 | Uttar Pradesh | Bulandshahr |
146 | Uttar Pradesh | Deoria |
147 | Uttar Pradesh | Dhaurahra |
148 | Uttar Pradesh | Domariyaganj |
149 | Uttar Pradesh | Etah |
150 | Uttar Pradesh | Faizabad |
151 | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur |
152 | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur Sikri |
153 | Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Buddha Nagar |
154 | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad |
155 | Uttar Pradesh | Gonda |
156 | Uttar Pradesh | Hardoi |
157 | Uttar Pradesh | Hathras |
158 | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi |
159 | Uttar Pradesh | Kairana |
160 | Uttar Pradesh | Kaiserganj |
161 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur |
162 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
163 | Uttar Pradesh | Machhlishahr |
164 | Uttar Pradesh | Maharajganj |
165 | Uttar Pradesh | Mathura |
166 | Uttar Pradesh | Meerut |
167 | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur |
168 | Uttar Pradesh | Misrikh |
169 | Uttar Pradesh | Mohanlalganj |
170 | Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad |
171 | Uttar Pradesh | Nagina |
172 | Uttar Pradesh | Phulpur |
173 | Uttar Pradesh | Rampur |
174 | Uttar Pradesh | Robertsganj |
175 | Uttar Pradesh | Sambhal |
176 | Uttar Pradesh | Sant Kabir Nagar |
177 | Uttar Pradesh | Shrawasti |
178 | Uttar Pradesh | Sitapur |
179 | Uttar Pradesh | Unnao |
180 | Uttarakhand | Hardwar |
181 | Uttarakhand | Nainital |
182 | West Bengal | Baharampur |
183 | West Bengal | Jadavpur |
184 | West Bengal | Maldaha Dakshin |
NOTA was the 5th most popular choice on 119 constituencies out of 524 analysed.
Sr. No. | State | Constituency |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | Nandyal |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | Narasaraopet |
3 | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam |
4 | Assam | Barpeta |
5 | Assam | Dhubri |
6 | Bihar | Aurangabad |
7 | Bihar | Muzaffarpur |
8 | Bihar | Purnia |
9 | Chandigarh | CHANDIGARH |
10 | Gujarat | Porbandar |
11 | Gujarat | Surendranagar |
12 | Himachal Pradesh | Mandi |
13 | Jammu & Kashmir | Ladakh |
14 | Jharkhand | Dumka |
15 | Jharkhand | Rajmahal |
16 | Karnataka | Bijapur |
17 | Karnataka | Chikkballapur |
18 | Karnataka | Udupi Chikmagalur |
19 | Kerala | Kannur |
20 | Kerala | Kottayam |
21 | Kerala | Malappuram |
22 | Kerala | Pathanamthitta |
23 | Kerala | Vadakara |
24 | Madhya Pradesh | DEWAS |
25 | Madhya Pradesh | KHARGONE |
26 | Madhya Pradesh | SHAHDOL |
27 | Maharashtra | Ahmadnagar |
28 | Maharashtra | Bhiwandi |
29 | Maharashtra | Chandrapur |
30 | Maharashtra | Dindori |
31 | Maharashtra | Gadchiroli |
32 | Maharashtra | Nagpur |
33 | Maharashtra | Nashik |
34 | Maharashtra | Raigad |
35 | Maharashtra | Ramtek |
36 | Maharashtra | Sangli |
37 | Maharashtra | Shirur |
38 | Maharashtra | Wardha |
39 | Nagaland | Nagaland |
40 | NCT OF Delhi | CHANDNI CHOWK |
41 | NCT OF Delhi | EAST DELHI |
42 | NCT OF Delhi | NORTH EAST DELHI |
43 | NCT OF Delhi | SOUTH DELHI |
44 | NCT OF Delhi | WEST DELHI |
45 | Odisha | Sundargarh |
46 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
47 | Punjab | Amritsar |
48 | Punjab | Anandpur Sahib |
49 | Punjab | Bathinda |
50 | Punjab | Faridkot |
51 | Punjab | Fatehgarh Sahib |
52 | Punjab | Firozpur |
53 | Punjab | Gurdaspur |
54 | Punjab | Hoshiarpur |
55 | Punjab | Jalandhar |
56 | Punjab | Ludhiana |
57 | Punjab | Patiala |
58 | Rajasthan | Ajmer |
59 | Rajasthan | BHARATPUR |
60 | Rajasthan | Churu |
61 | Rajasthan | Rajsamand |
62 | Sikkim | Sikkim |
63 | Tamil Nadu | Arani |
64 | Tamil Nadu | Chidambaram |
65 | Tamil Nadu | Kancheepuram |
66 | Tamil Nadu | Nilgiris |
67 | Tamil Nadu | Perambalur |
68 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
69 | Telangana | Malkajgiri |
70 | Telangana | Medak |
71 | Telangana | Secundrabad |
72 | Telangana | Warangal |
73 | Tripura | Tripura East |
74 | Tripura | Tripura West |
75 | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad |
76 | Uttar Pradesh | Basti |
77 | Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli |
78 | Uttar Pradesh | Etawah |
79 | Uttar Pradesh | Farrukhabad |
80 | Uttar Pradesh | Firozabad |
81 | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur |
82 | Uttar Pradesh | Hamirpur |
83 | Uttar Pradesh | Jalaun |
84 | Uttar Pradesh | Pratapgarh |
85 | Uttar Pradesh | Saharanpur |
86 | Uttar Pradesh | Salempur |
87 | Uttar Pradesh | Shahjahanpur |
88 | Uttar Pradesh | Sultanpur |
89 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi |
90 | Uttarakhand | Tehri Garhwal |
91 | West Bengal | Alipurduars |
92 | West Bengal | Arambagh |
93 | West Bengal | Asansol |
94 | West Bengal | Balurghat |
95 | West Bengal | Bankura |
96 | West Bengal | Barasat |
97 | West Bengal | Bardhaman Durgapur |
98 | West Bengal | Bardhaman Purba |
99 | West Bengal | Barrackpore |
100 | West Bengal | Bishnupur |
101 | West Bengal | Cooch behar |
102 | West Bengal | Diamond harbour |
103 | West Bengal | Dum dum |
104 | West Bengal | Ghatal |
105 | West Bengal | Hooghly |
106 | West Bengal | Jalpaiguri |
107 | West Bengal | Jhargram |
108 | West Bengal | Kanthi |
109 | West Bengal | Kolkata Dakshin |
110 | West Bengal | Kolkata Uttar |
111 | West Bengal | Mathurapur |
112 | West Bengal | Medinipur |
113 | West Bengal | Murshidabad |
114 | West Bengal | Purulia |
115 | West Bengal | Raiganj |
116 | West Bengal | Ranaghat |
117 | West Bengal | Srerampur |
118 | West Bengal | Tamluk |
119 | West Bengal | Uluberia |
So NOTA stood among the top 5 Voters choices in 383 constituencies.
This is more than 50% of the total constituencies. Hence NOTA just cannot be ignored by the political parties. This analysis also reveals the reason why political parties were trying to convert NOTA votes to their votes. In fact some parties went to the extent of branding NOTA voters as fools who were wasting their choice and even compared to not voting. This exposed their uneasiness with loss suffered due to NOTA votes.
The call of Men’s Rights activists to not vote for parties ignoring men is gaining momentum in spite the efforts by political parties to mislead them. In near future the politicians ignoring Men’s rights will find it difficult to win. They will have to fall in line of fall out of race.
Awesome analysis. NOTA is a kingmaker for sure. Though political parties continue to ignore male vote bank, NOTA shows it’s strength in 2019 too. Ignoring men is costing political parties more and more.
Based on the numbers, it is clear that if NOTA was taken seriously, 2nd in each constituency could have been 1st. The whole result could have been changed. Still ignoring male vote bank?
This is a highly appreciated analysis,let the political parties pay attention to the problems faced by male and hence help in formation of PURUSH AYOG.
Dear political leaders, you are our representative in parliament where law are made/modified as per demand & need of a good society. This is the time you should think and save men’s from fake cases and fake alligation put by otherwise again I will go with NOTA option.