- Vote counting underway for 28 Legislative Council seats.
- Elections held across UP, Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka.
- Security measures in place near counting centres.
MLC Election Vote Counting Live Updates: Vote counting is underway for 28 Legislative Council seats across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. So far, the first round has been completed. Adequate security measures with multiple layers of barricading and police presence have been made near the counting centres. The voting was held on all 28 seats on October 23.
In Uttar Pradesh, polling were held for 11 constituencies, including 5 Graduates' constituencies, Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut and Allahabad-Jhansi, along with six Teachers' constituencies, Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Bareilly-Moradabad and Gorakhpur-Faizabad.
In Maharashtra, voting was held for 5 seats - Pune, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates' constituencies and Pune and Amravati Teachers' constituencies. A total of 182 candidates are in the fray.
Bihar saw polling on eight Legislative Council seats. Four Graduates' constituencies in Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Kosi, and four Teachers' constituencies in Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Saran went to the polls. The fate of a total of 150 candidates will be decided today in Bihar.
Karnataka witnessed polls on four seats across 17 districts.
Updates
- The counting is currently underway at Bankipur Government Girls' Senior Secondary School. Votes are being counted for two Darbhanga constituencies at Khel Bhawan-cum-Vyayamshala Bhawan. The terms of the eight sitting MLCs will expire on November 16.
- Jan Suraj nominee Anuj Singh has raised questions over the absence of CCTV cameras at the vote counting centre. He added that the matter was brought into the attention of the Returning Officer. Expressing confidence in his victory, Anuj said, "Jan Suraj is set to win the Patna Graduates' constituency seat by a large margin."
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- Security arrangements have been tightened in Lucknow for the counting of votes in the Uttar Pradesh LC elections. Security has been significantly stepped up around the Ramabai Rally Ground, where votes from the graduate and teacher constituencies are being counted. Barricades have been set up, and a large number of police personnel have been deployed.
- DIG Varanasi (Law and Order) Shiv Hari Meena reached the vote-counting centre amid heightened security arrangements. He said the police had put in place a dedicated security and traffic diversion plan. The teams are using drones and CCTV cameras to monitor the situation.
- Maharashtra MLC seats voter turnout: Nagpur Graduates’ constituency recorded 64.82 per cent voting while Pune Graduates’ constituency saw 62.76 per cent polling. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates’ constituency and Pune Teachers’ constituency saw 59.12 per cent and 85.86 per cent polling. Amravati Teachers’ constituency recorded 92.25 per cent voting.
- After the Bankipur bypoll setback, the MLC elections are a fresh challenge for the NDA. The Patna Graduates’ constituency has emerged as a key battle as Anant Kumar Singh, the JD(U) MLA from Mokama, has publicly defied party candidate Neeraj Kumar to back Jan Suraaj Party candidate Anuj Singh.