The counting of votes for the by-election held in Bara-2 on Sunday will begin from 11 am today. Chief Election Officer Mukesh Upadhyay said that an all-party meeting held this morning at the Education Training Center in Gangapur, Kalaiya has decided to start the counting of votes at 11 am. UML leader and former minister Jwala Sah said that the parties have agreed to allow two representatives each of 34 candidates to sit in the room where the votes will be counted.

The Election Commission said that 68, 887 votes were cast in the election held in Bara-2 on Sunday.