Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 2 (ANI): As the counting of the votes for by-elections on the Gosaba assembly seat in West Bengal began on Tuesday, the initial trends show Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Subrata Mondal leading with 22,033 votes against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Palash Rana who has secured 1,558 votes.