Vote for Nobody: A Myth

This chain mail with subject 'Vote 49-O' has been doing the rounds for some time now, but is based on a complete misunderstanding of the statutory provisions.

Neither the Consitution of India nor the Representation of the People Act, 1950 contain any provision to suggest that failure or refusal to vote can have any bearing on the outcome of an election at which other people have duly voted for the candidate of their choice. The provision in question, "49-O", is actually a mere Rule which has been enacted in order to deal with a peculiarity of the electronic voting system which India pioneered. {link ]

Wiki has similar information calling it "Disqualification hoax":

A hoax has been circulating which claims that if the '49-O' votes more than those of the winning candidate, then that poll will be canceled and will have to be re-polled. Furthermore, it claims that the contestants will be banned and they cannot contest the re-polling. This is false and has no basis whatsoever.