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Voters Choose Representatives for 28 Legislative Council Seats in Four States
Voting began for 28 Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra on October 23.
The seats are in graduate and teacher constituencies, where eligible graduates and teachers choose their representatives.
Uttar Pradesh has 11 seats at stake, including five graduate seats and six teacher seats.
Bihar has eight seats, Maharashtra has five and Karnataka has four.
Voting runs from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m., and voters cast their ballots on paper.
In Uttar Pradesh, the contest for the Gorakhpur-Faizabad teachers’ seat has drawn particular attention because it is in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s home region and political stronghold.
The BJP and Samajwadi Party are competing closely there, with both parties campaigning actively.
Voting began on 23 October for 28 Legislative Council seats across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
The seats are for graduate and teacher constituencies, whose voters choose representatives.
Uttar Pradesh has 11 seats, Bihar eight, Maharashtra five and Karnataka four.
In Uttar Pradesh, voting was scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. across the 11 seats.
The Gorakhpur-Faizabad teachers’ seat drew particular attention as a contest between the BJP and Samajwadi Party.
- Who
- Graduate and teacher constituency voters in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
- What
- They are voting to elect representatives to 28 Legislative Council seats.
- When
- 23 October 2026. Voting in Uttar Pradesh began at 8 a.m.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
- Why
- To choose representatives for graduate and teacher constituencies.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Samajwadi Party
Gorakhpur-Faizabad contest
Bharatiya Janata Party
The BJP campaigned strongly, with MPs and MLAs involved.
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party campaigned strongly and sought to make inroads in a BJP stronghold.
Voting began for the Legislative Council seats, including Uttar Pradesh’s 11 seats.
In the Allahabad-Jhansi graduates’ constituency, 9,926 of 264,233 registered voters had voted, a turnout of 3.757%.
Vote counting was scheduled in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
- Total seats
- 28 across four states
- Uttar Pradesh
- 11 seats: 5 graduate and 6 teacher constituencies
- Bihar
- 8 seats: 4 graduate and 4 teacher constituencies
- Maharashtra
- 5 seats: 3 graduate and 2 teacher constituencies
- Karnataka
- 4 seats: 2 graduate and 2 teacher constituencies
- Uttar Pradesh voting hours
- 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 23 October 2026