Dubai: An Indian expat in UAE has won a whopping USD 2.7 million in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle draw, becoming the fourth Indian to have won it in a row.

Ravindra Boloor was declared the winner in the draw that was held at the Abu Dhabi International Airport on Wednesday, Khaleej Times reported.

However, Boloor could not be informed about the news immediately as he was in Mumbai and could not be contacted over phone, the report said.

His daughter answer the phone, telling the organisers of the draw to call after a week.

"Please call after a week. He is out of the country. He is in Mumbai," his daughter was quoted as saying by the report.

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Davangere: The Congress candidate is leading in the Davangere South Assembly by-election after the completion of the 14th round of counting.

According to the latest figures, the Congress has secured 46,460 votes, while the BJP stands at 39,037 votes, trailing by 7,423 votes.

The SDPI candidate has polled 15,303 votes so far.

Counting is still underway, and final results are awaited.