Sambalpur: Union Minister and BJP candidate Dharmendra Pradhan was leading by 1,03,425 votes over his nearest rival Pranab Prakash Das of the Biju Janata Dal in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat, according to the Election Commission of India.
Pradhan has received 4,53,716 votes while Das has got 3,50,291 votes.
Congress candidate Nagendra Kumar Pradhan is in third place with 66,793 votes.
PTI