Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 1,07,239 voters in the state rejected all the listed candidates, pressing the NOTA (None Of The Above) button in the Electronic Voting Machine. NOTA has gained 0.5% of the total votes polled in the state. The highest number of NOTA votes were polled in Kaduthuruthi (1533) followed by Thiruvananthapuram (1453), Mattannur (1420), Thrikkakara (1275) and Attingal (1267).
More than 1000 NOTA votes were polled in 26 constituencies. Curiously enough, the lowest number of NOTA votes are in Poonjar (313) where independent candidate P.C. George had a stunning win.
In Puthupally, where the outgoing Chief Minister Oommen Chandy sought the verdict, as many as 630 NOTA votes were polled. It was 924 in Malampuzha, from where CPM stalwart V.S. Achuthanandan contested.
