Mysuru, June 27 -- With the counting of votes in the hotly contested MCDCC (Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central) Bank polls over, the Congress has gained upper hand with the party supported candidates winning 6 of the 12 seats to which voting was held yesterday.

Soon after the voting concluded at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba road in city yesterday evening, the counting of votes was taken up, in which Congress- backed candidates won 5 seats.

The Congress-backed candidate Y.M. Jayaram was earlier declared elected unopposed from Yelandur taluk seat, taking the party toll to 6.

The JD(S)-BJP-backed candidates have won in 3 seats, while the results of the remaining 4 seats, to which voting was held, will be announced...