ALMORA: The Uttarakhand election commission has decided to introduce None Of The Above (NOTA) option in the upcoming urban civic body polls, giving voters a choice of dissent in case they did not like any of the contending candidates in the voter list. This will be the first time that the hill state’s voters will have the NOTA choice in civic polls , whose preparations are in full swing. The polls will be held on ballot papers, and the commission has asked all the district election officers to get NOTA option printed on the voting papers.“The elections to all the 84 municipalities of the state will be held using ballet papers. For the first time in the state, NOTA option is being given on the ballot paper,” said KS Toliya, deputy district election officer of Almora . “NOTA option will be at the end of the ballot paper. If a voter does not want to vote in favour of any candidate, he can select that option,” the officer added.Of the total 92 urban bodies in the state, voting will be voting will be held for 84 urban bodies, including seven municipal corporations, 39 municipal councils and 38 nagar panchayats, in single phase on November 18. Candidates can file nomination between October 20 and October 23. The results for the polls will be announced on November 20.