Nuapada, Nov 14: Counting of votes of the Nuapada byelection conducted on November 11, is underway amid tough security.

By 11 am on Friday almost 7 rounds of counting were successfully conducted.

By the end of the 7th Round counting, at least 36, 088 votes went in favour of BJP nominee Jay Dholkia. On the other hand, the prime opposition BJD bagged 10, 742 votes whereas the Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi got 9,474 votes so far.

Counting of votes for the Nuapada byelection began this morning at the 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 as many as 358 polling booths.

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

According to sources, vote counting began from the ballot box counting, followed by EVMs 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.