Bhubaneswar, Nov 14: The counting of votes for the Nuapada by-election is underway today amid tough security.

Counting of votes has begun at Nuapada National College under the supervision of the Odisha Electoral authorities and Nuapada district administration.

According to the schedule, counting of votes will be conducted in 26 rounds. As many as 14 desks have been set up to accommodate the counting process for the votes procured from 358 polling booths.

Security arrangements have also been tightened in and around the counting centre to tackle unforeseen incidents near the counting center.

According to sources, vote counting began from ballot counts following which the EVMs were unwrapped for counting.

Worth mentioning, polling for the Nuapada 71 Assembly Constituency in Odisha was conduced on November 11. As many as 14 candidates are in the fray aspiring the coveted seat.