Counting of votes for the high-profile by-elections to the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula constituencies in Andhra Pradesh commenced in Kadapa on Friday morning amidst tight security.

Among 13.29 lakh voters in Kadapa constituency, 10.28 lakh voters exercised their franchises in the May 8 by-polls. Among the 42 candidates, who are in fray for Kadapa Lok Sabha, prominent are Congress candidate and Health Minister DL Ravindra Reddy, TDP nominee and Rajya Sabha member Dr MV Mysoora Reddy and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Congress nominee YS Vivekananda Reddy, M Ravindra Reddy, TDP nominee, and YS Vijayamma are the main contenders among the 25 candidates in the contest for Pulivendula.

In the first round of counting YSR Congress candidates YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother YS Vijayamma are in the lead. The trends show that both of them are going to win with very huge margins. It's to be seen who gets the second slot among the ruling Congress party and opposition Telugu Desam.