Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Uttar Pradesh Announces October Rajya Sabha, MLC Election Schedule
Uttar Pradesh will hold two sets of elections in October.
The first election is for 10 seats in the Rajya Sabha, and MLAs will vote in it.
Voting for those seats will happen on October 16.
The second election is for 11 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
Graduates and teachers in specific constituencies will vote on October 23.
Counting for the Council election will happen on October 27.
Election paperwork for both contests begins on September 29.
The Model Code of Conduct now applies in the constituencies involved.
These elections will take place before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Polling for 10 Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha seats will take place on October 16, with MLAs voting.
The Rajya Sabha election notification will be issued on September 29, and results will follow counting at 5 pm on October 16.
Elections for 11 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council seats from graduate and teacher constituencies will be held on October 23.
The 11 Council seats cover five graduate constituencies and six teacher constituencies.
The Model Code of Conduct has come into force in the constituencies going to polls.
- Who
- The Election Commission of India announced the schedules; MLAs will vote for the Rajya Sabha seats, while voters in graduate and teacher constituencies will vote for the Legislative Council seats.
- What
- Elections will be held for 10 Rajya Sabha seats and 11 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council seats.
- When
- Rajya Sabha polling is on October 16; Legislative Council polling is on October 23. Notifications for both elections will be issued on September 29.
- Where
- The elections will take place in Uttar Pradesh, including the specified graduate and teacher constituencies.
- Why
- The Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council seats are being contested because the terms of the current members are due to end.
- Rajya Sabha seats
- 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh
- Rajya Sabha polling
- October 16, from 9 am to 4 pm
- Rajya Sabha counting
- Begins at 5 pm on October 16
- Legislative Council seats
- 11 seats: five graduate and six teacher constituencies
- Legislative Council polling
- October 23, from 8 am to 4 pm
- Legislative Council counting
- October 27
- Nomination schedule
- Notifications on September 29; nominations close on October 6; scrutiny is on October 7; withdrawals end on October 9