In Rajasthan assembly elections, at least 15 constituencies polled more NOTA (None Of The Above) votes than the victory margin of the wining candidates. Votes polled as NOTA could have yielded 7 to 8 more seats to either the Congress or the BJP.  


The NOTA option gives the voter the choice to reject all candidates in the election fray. Health minister Kalicharan Saraf in the outgoing Vasundhara Raje led BJP government won by 1704 votes from Malviya Nagar constituency where NOTA was exercised by 2371 voters.


The lowest victory margin was witnessed in Asind constituency where BJP's Jabbar Singh Sankhala trounced Congress's Manish Mewara by only 154 votes while 2943 voters opted for NOTA.  -- PTI


Similarly in Pilibanga, BJP's Dharmendra Kumar defeated Congress's Vinod Kumar by just 278 votes but 2441 NOTA votes were polled, as per the election commission data. While on Marwar Junction seat independent candidate Khushveer Singh defeated BJP's Kesaram Choudhary by 251 votes against 2719 NOTA.


The other assembly constituencies where NOTA votes were recorded more than victory margin include: Ghatol, Chohtan, Pachpadra, Bundi, Chomu, Pokaran, Khanpur, Khetri, Makrana, Dantaramgarh and Fatehpur. However, most of the NOTA votes were exercised by the people of Banswara district, which comprises five assembly seats.