Guwahati, Nov 23: The ruling NDA alliance is leading in four out of the five Assam assembly constituencies where bypolls were recently held, with the opposition Congress leading in one, election officials reported on Saturday.

In Samaguri, traditionally a Congress stronghold, party candidate Tanzil Hussain, who was trailing initially, has gained a narrow lead of 643 votes over BJP’s Diplu Ranjan Sarma by the third round of counting.

Meanwhile, in Behali, BJP’s Diganta Ghatowal is leading by 5,586 votes over Congress’s Jayanta Bora after the seventh round. In Bongaigaon, AGP candidate Diptimayee Choudhury is ahead by 8,967 votes over Congress’s Brajenjit Singha following the sixth round of counting.