India, Oct. 31 -- The counting of votes for the Darbhanga Graduates' constituency in the Bihar Legislative Council elections stretched to 57 hours, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) clearing the result at around 9pm on Thursday, officials said.

The three-day exercise was the longest among the eight constituencies - four each of Teachers' (Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran) and Graduates' (Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi) that went to polls on October 23.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Anil Kumar Jha defeated sitting BJP MLC Sarvesh Kumar by 4,010 votes in a contest that saw fortunes fluctuate through several rounds of counting. Jha polled 25,406 votes against Kumar's 21,396. Mohammad Imteyaz of Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) ...