Shiv Sena candidate Kalavati Delkar was ahead in the race for the Lok Sabha seat of Dadra Nagar Haveli with a lead of 42,342 votes.

The counting began at 8 a.m in the constituency, part of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, a reserved seat for ST candidates where an overwhelming 75.91 polling was recorded on Saturday.