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| To draw attention to their problems, a large number of voters in villages near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu chose not to vote for any candidate by invoking Rule 49 0. Can this rule gain currency as an effective tool of protest, asks Seetha |
| It was a cool April morning in the village of Mavanalla in the Udhamangalam assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Polling had started an hour earlier. All was well till a 28-year-old voter called Vishnu stumped officials at a polling booth.... |
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VOTE NOUGHT: Mavanalla villagers used Rule 49 to register their protest. Pictures by Seetha
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