Palakkad (Kerala), Nov 23 (PTI) The BJP-led NDA has again taken the lead from the Congress-led UDF which was ahead in the earlier rounds in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll as the counting of votes commenced on Saturday.

With the counting of votes underway, BJP candidate C Krishnakumar is in the lead with 464 votes in the sixth round of the total 14 rounds of the counting, according to the Election Commission of India.

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Krishnakumar got 24,332 votes and Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil secured 23,868 votes.

Mamkootathil was in the lead earlier.

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The Palakkad bypoll votes are being counted at Victoria College here, where the strong room was opened at 8 am.

Among the 10 candidates contesting, the main contenders are Rahul Mamkootathil from the Congress-led UDF, C Krishnakumar from the BJP-led NDA, and P Sarin from the CPI(M)-led LDF.

The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of Congress leader Shafi Parambil, who vacated the seat after being elected to the Lok Sabha from Vadakara in the general election this year.

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