Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal has made massive lead by the end of 13th round of counting of votes in the by-poll to the Padampur Assembly seat in Bargarh district.
After end of 13 round, the BJD is in a comfortable position with 24058 lead.
The BJD secured 5171 votes, BJP got 3032 votes and Congress 107 votes in the 13th round of counting.
The by-poll was held on December 5 and had witnessed record voter turnout of 81.29 percent. The counting of votes is underway.