Hyderabad, Nov. 14 -- As counting of votes for the Jubilee Hills assembly by-election began early Friday morning, Congress leads with its candidate Naveen Yadav in early trends.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Congress candidate Naveen Yadav is leading with 8,911 votes in early trends. Bharat Rashtra Samithi's (BRS) Maganti Sunitha Gopinath is catching up by a close margin with 8,864 votes. Meanwhile, BJP's Deepak Reddy Lankala is trailing with 2,167 votes.

A counting centre has been set up at Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad's Yousufguda.

The seat fell vacant following the demise of BRS leader Maganti Gopinath.

The assembly poll was held on November 11.

Earlier, the Jubilee Hills constituenc...