By Our Correspondent
BHADRAK/BHUBANESWAR: At the end of 14th round counting for Dhamnagar bypolls, BJP’s Suryabanshi Suraj got 63, 031 votes while BJD’s Abanti Das got around 55,370 votes and trail by 7661 votes from BJP. BJP’s Suraj lead by 7661 Votes.
Independent candidate Raju Das got 7147 votes and Congress candidate got 2751 at the end of 14th round of counting. BJP’s Suryabansi taken lead in all the 14 round counting.
About 14 large tables are in place for the purpose and the counting will be completed in 18 rounds. However, the Postal Ballots counted first.The results will decide the fate of five candidates– Abanti Das (BJD), Suryabanshi Suraj (BJP), Baba Harekrushna Sethi (Congress), Rajendra Kumar Das (Independent) and Pabitra Mohan Das (Independent).
The outcome may likely impact on 2014 general elections since both BJP and Congress gearing up to confront with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has been ruling this eastern State since 2000 with wining 5 consecutive elections. In last by polls, held in Jharsuguda, Jagatsinghpur , Pipili and Balasore BJD had won all these seats.
