Explanation:

Only statement 1st is correct.

• The "None of the Above" (NOTA) option has emerged as the runner-up in Madhya Pradesh's Indore constituency, securing a record-breaking 2,18,674 votes, the highest-ever tally.

About NOTA (None of the Above)

• It is a voting option on the ballot that allows voters to indicate disapproval of all contesting candidates without choosing any of them.

• NOTA empowers the electors to express their negative opinions and a lack of support for the contenders.

• It gives them the right to reject while maintaining the secrecy of their decision.

When was it first used?

• NOTA was used for the first time in the 2013 Assembly elections in five states-Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh-and later in the 2014 General Elections.

• It was introduced into the electoral process following the 2013 Supreme Court directive in the PUCL versus Union of India case.

Hence option 1st is correct.