Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Ruling Biju Janata Dal candidate Dipali Das was ahead of her BJP rival Tankadhar Tripathy by 15,751 votes after the sixth round of counting in the by-election to Odisha s Jharsuguda assembly seat on Saturday, an election official said. India News | BJD Leads over 15,000 Votes in Jharsuguda By-poll.