Bhopal, Aug. 3 -- The contest for the Datia assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh has tightened as Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh took a narrow lead over BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari after the fourth round of counting on Monday.

According to the latest data from the Election Commission of India (ECI), Ghanshyam Singh has secured 17,290 votes, leading by a small margin of 833 votes. BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari is currently trailing with 16,457 votes.

Speaking to ANI, Ghanshyam expressed confidence that his lead would widen as counting progresses.

"In the third round, I'm ahead by 33 votes, and in the fourth, we'll have a lead of eight or nine hundred. I'll be ahead by more than a thousand, and this lead will grow with each round," he said.

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