Analysis · protest vote

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DELHI, Lok Sabha. NOTA data available for 3 elections (2014–2024).

NOTA votes

45,287

2024 · 7 contests

NOTA share

0.51%

Of total votes polled

Highest NOTA seat

0.3%

East Delhi

Total NOTA votes

45,287

Across all Lok Sabha seats, 2024

Vs previous

-0.02pp

From 0.53% in 2019

NOTA as a percentage of total votes polled, each general election

[02]Top NOTA seats

Seats with the highest NOTA share, 2024

East Delhi 0.3% · 5,394 votesHarsh Malhotra (Bharatiya Janta Party)

New Delhi 0.3% · 4,813 votesBansuri Swaraj (Bharatiya Janta Party)

North West Delhi 0.3% · 8,984 votesYogender Chandoliya (Bharatiya Janta Party)

West Delhi 0.3% · 8,699 votesKamaljeet Sehrawat (Bharatiya Janta Party)

South Delhi 0.3% · 5,961 votesRamvir Singh Bidhuri (Bharatiya Janta Party)

Chandni Chowk 0.3% · 5,563 votesPraveen Khandelwal (Bharatiya Janta Party)

North East Delhi 0.2% · 5,873 votesManoj Tiwari (Bharatiya Janta Party)

Seats with the highest NOTA percentage across all elections

Indore 8.7% · 2024Shankar Lalwani (Bharatiya Janta Party) · Madhya Pradesh

Nilgiris 3.7% · 2014Gopalakrishnan, C. (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) · Tamil Nadu

Aruku 3.5% · 2019Goddeti. Madhavi (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party) · Andhra Pradesh

Nabarangpur 3.4% · 2014Balabhadra Majhi (Biju Janata Dal) · Odisha

Tura 3.3% · 2014Purno Agitok Sangma (National People's Party) · Meghalaya

Nabarangpur 3.2% · 2019Ramesh Chandra Majhi (Biju Janata Dal) · Odisha

Aruku 3.2% · 2024Gumma Thanuja Rani (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party) · Andhra Pradesh

Bastar 3.1% · 2019Deepak Baij (Indian National Congress) · Chhattisgarh

Bastar 3.0% · 2014Dinesh Kashyap (Bharatiya Janta Party) · Chhattisgarh

Nabarangpur 2.9% · 2024Balabhadra Majhi (Bharatiya Janta Party) · Odisha

Arithmetic over the tables above, not commentary

NOTA's vote share has grown from 0.48% (2014) to 0.51% (2024) — a shift of +0.03 percentage points.
Δ +0.03 pp over 3 elections
NOTA share peaked in 2019 at 0.53% (45,654 votes).
Peak: 2019 at 0.53%
In 2024, East Delhi polled the highest NOTA at 0.3% (5,394 votes) — won by Harsh Malhotra (Bharatiya Janta Party).
0.3% NOTA in East Delhi
A total of 45,287 voters chose NOTA in 2024 across 7 contests — 0.51% of all votes.
45,287 NOTA votes in 2024