Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal has made massive lead by the end of 15th round of counting of votes in the by-poll to the Padampur Assembly seat in Bargarh district.
After end of 15 round, the BJD is in a comfortable position with 27533 lead.
The BJD secured 79180 votes, BJP got 51937 votes and Congress 2543 votes by the end of 15th 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.