BJP candidate Madhavlal Singh is leading over his nearest JMM rival Babita Devi by 8,700 votes after eight rounds of counting for the Gomia Assembly constituency bypoll in Jharkhand, EC sources said.
JMM candidate Seema Mahto is leading over her rival, AJSU president Sudesh Mahto, by 660 votes for the Silli Assembly bypoll, after the eighth round of counting.
The votes would be counted over 15 rounds, an election official said.
The by-polls in both Gomia and Silli Assembly seats, falling in LWE area, were necessitated following conviction of their respective JMM MLAs, Yogendra Mahto and Amit Mahto.
Gomia is in Bokaro district while Silli is in Ranchi district.
There are 13 candidates and 10 contestants in Gomia and Silli constituencies respectively.
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