Counting of votes is underway for four Lok Sabha and five Assembly by-elections in West Bengal, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

In Uttar Pradesh, ruling Samajwadi Party is leading in Handia Assembly by-election. Party's nominee Prashant Kumar Singh is leading by more than 8000 votes over his nearest BSP nominee Dr. Pankaj Tripathy when reports last came in.

In Gujarat, ruling BJP is leading all 6 seats including 2 Lok-Sabha and 4 Assembly Constituencies when reports last came in. BJP candidates Vithalbhai Radadia is leading by more than 60 thousand votes over his Congress rival Vinubhai Amipara on Porbandar Lok-Sabha seat.

Similarly, BJP candidate Haribhai Chaudhari is leading to his nearest rival, Krishnaben Mukeshkumar Gadhavi of Congress by more than 55 thousand votes. Our Ahmedabad correspondent reports that BJP candidates are also leading on all four Assembly seats where by-polls were held.

In West Bengal, Trinamool Congress nominee Prasun Banerjee is leading by over 16000 votes over his nearest CPI(M) rival Sridip Bhattarjee after seven rounds of counting of votes in Howrah Lok Sabha by-election.

In Bihar, Prabhunath Singh, of RJD is leading by over 24,102 votes in Maharajganj Lok Sabha election over his nearest Janata Dal (United) nominee P.K.Shahi.