BJP's Asha Nautiyal leads by 1000 votes in Kedarnath assembly bypolls

Dehradun: BJP's Asha Nautiyal was on Saturday leading in Kedarnath over Congress' Manoj Rawat. Snatching an early lead, she was leading by 1,005 votes at the end of the second round of counting.

Independent candidate Tribhuvan Singh is trailing at the third spot.

The Kedarnath seat fell vacant after the death of BJP MLA Shaila Rani Rawat in July this year necessitating a bypoll which was held on November 20.

Counting began amid tight security in Kedarnath at 8 am.