The 49-O Email Fwd - Is it true?

There is an email forward titled '49-O' that has been doing the rounds of late. The email fwd which most of us have been getting does not give complete information and is misleading. Here is the position on 49-O as it is today.What the email fwd says :It states if you dont trust any of the candidates standing for election, then you have a right to convey to the presiding officer, that you don't want to vote. It has been suggested that if enough people invoke Rule 49-O (more than the number of votes cast for any of the candidates), then there would be a re-poll.Truth/Present position in law :Although Rule 49-O, stated in the The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, affirms that the person's right not to vote would be recognised in the total vote counting process, in no case would there be a re-poll. As of now, what rule 49-O will do is register the person's signature, or thumbprint. This would also require the voter to reveal their identity, which goes against the system of secret ballots. And even if 49-O votes are more than the winning candidates' votes, it would [b] not [/b] negate the result. Concluding remarks :There is no judgment as yet on the implications of 49-O toward the upcoming elections, and the barring of candidates from a re-poll. Hopefully in the years to come, 49 - O will be adopted by the Government as it is mentioned in the email fwd. But for now, that is not the case.