The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in the two assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh where by-election was held on April 9, early trends showed as counting of votes began at 8 a.m. on Thursday.
The BJP was ahead of the Congress in both Ater constiuency in Bhind district and Bandhavgarh constituency in Umaria, the Election Commission said.
There were 21 candidates in the fray in Ater, while five contested from Bandhavgarh.
Around 60 per cent voter turnout was reported in Ater during the polling on Sunday while the voting percentage was 65 for Bandhavgarh.
The Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail was used in both the by-polls, apart from the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The main contest in Ater was between the BJP's Arvind Singh Bhadoria and the Congress' Hemant Katare.
In Bandhavgarh, Congress candidate Savitri Singh was pitted against Shivnarayan Singh of the BJP.
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