MLC Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Counting begins for 28 seats across UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka

Vote counting for 28 Legislative Council seats across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka began on Tuesday. Polling for the seats was held on October 23.Security was tightened around the counting centre in Gorakhpur, with multiple layers of barricading and police personnel deployed to maintain order.In Uttar Pradesh, polling was held for 11 constituencies, including five Graduates' constituencies — Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut and Allahabad-Jhansi — and six Teachers' constituencies — Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Bareilly-Moradabad and Gorakhpur-Faizabad.In Maharashtra, 182 candidates are contesting five seats. The election covers three Graduates' constituencies — Pune, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar — and two Teachers' constituencies in Pune and Amravati.Karnataka is witnessing elections to four Legislative Council seats, covering 17 districts across the state. The key constituencies include Bengaluru and North-East Teachers' constituencies, along with the West and South-East Graduates' constituencies.In Bihar, polling was held for eight seats — four Graduates' constituencies in Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi, and four Teachers' constituencies in Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran.Karnataka MLC Election Results: The elections are being closely watched as a political test for the Congress government, with both the ruling party and the BJP-JD(S) alliance seeking to demonstrate their organisational strength among graduates and teachers. The results will also indicate how effectively the BJP and JD(S) have managed to transfer votes to each other's candidates under their alliance.UP MLC Election Results: Four-tier security cover at counting centre; 400 police personnel deployedFour-tier security arrangements have been put in place. Police personnel have been deployed in two shifts of 12 hours each for counting-related duties, with around 400 personnel assigned to each shift. In addition, an external drone team, mounted police and mobile squads have also been deployed as part of the security arrangements. Everyone is expected to ensure that the entire process is conducted in accordance with the Election Commission's guidelines. If police assistance is required at any point, the authorities should be informed immediately: SSP KaustubhBihar: 150 candidates contest eight MLC seatsCounting began at 8am for the biennial elections to eight Bihar Legislative Council seats, with 90 candidates contesting four graduates’ constituencies and 60 in four teachers’ constituencies.Polling took place on October 23, recording a turnout of 82.85% in teachers’ constituencies and 53.42% in graduates’ seats. The four graduates’ constituencies — Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi — had 4.92 lakh eligible voters, while the four teachers’ constituencies — Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran — had 40,253 electors.Counting is being conducted at designated centres across the state. These include the Bankipur Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School in Patna, Khel Bhawan-cum-Vyayamshala Bhawan in Darbhanga, the MIT administrative block in Muzaffarpur for both Tirhut seats, and designated centres for the Kosi graduates’ and Saran teachers’ constituencies.The BJP has fielded candidates for four seats, while its ally JD(U) is contesting the remaining four. The Jan Suraaj Party, led by Prashant Kishor, is contesting all eight seats. The terms of the eight sitting MLCs expire on November 16.Uttar Pradesh: Counting begins for 11 MLC seatsCounting also began at 8am for elections to five graduates’ and six teachers’ constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.Chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa directed returning officers to ensure elaborate security arrangements and uninterrupted power supply at counting centres. Officials have been instructed to arrange automatic-switch generators, maintain CCTV surveillance and videography, restrict entry to authorised personnel and deploy trained counting staff.Additional personnel have been kept on reserve because Legislative Council elections use proportional representation through the single transferable vote system, which can make counting more time-consuming than conventional elections. Officials have also been directed to follow Election Commission guidelines and the Conduct of Elections Rules, with any negligence or procedural violations to be viewed seriously.Maharashtra: 182 candidates in contest across five seatsIn Maharashtra, counting began for five Legislative Council seats — three graduates’ and two teachers’ constituencies — involving 182 candidates. The constituencies had 10,68,072 registered voters and recorded an overall turnout of 72.96%.The contests are being closely watched for their implications for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), particularly amid rebel candidates and competing alliance interests.In Nagpur, BJP candidate Sudhakar Kohale is challenging sitting Congress MLC Abhijit Wanjarri. Pune graduates’ constituency has 47 candidates, including BJP nominee Smita Jadhav and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Harshada Deshmukh-Jadhav.In Pune teachers’ constituency, BJP nominee Kaustubh Gawde faces Congress MLC Jayant Asgaonkar, while Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, backs independent candidate Sachin Sanap. In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, sitting MLC Satish Chavan faces NCP (SP) candidate Pratapsinh Patil, while Amravati teachers’ constituency features sitting MLC Kiran Sarnaik against Congress nominee Aditi Pohare and several rebel candidates.Amravati recorded the highest turnout at 92.6%, followed by Pune teachers’ at 85.86%, Nagpur graduates’ at 64.84%, Pune graduates’ at 62.76% and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar graduates’ at 59.12%.With preferential voting in place, the final outcome could depend on subsequent preferences if no candidate reaches the required quota on first preferences alone.Karnataka: Fourteen candidates in fray for MLC seatCounting of votes for the Karnataka Legislative Council’s West Graduates’ Constituency began on Tuesday at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad. As the election follows the preferential voting system, counting is expected to continue for several rounds, with the final result likely to be declared late in the evening or around midnight.The constituency, which covers Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag and Uttara Kannada districts, recorded a voter turnout of 75.6% in the October 23 election. Of the 97,400 registered voters, 73,658 cast their votes.A candidate needs to secure 50% plus one of the valid votes to win in the first round. Fourteen candidates are in the fray, including BJP’s SV Sankanur, who won the seat in 2014 and 2020, Congress candidate Mohan Limbikai and independent candidate Kanthkumar.Regional commissioner and returning officer KM Janaki said on Monday that votes would be counted across 14 tables. The Election Commission has appointed additional assistant returning officers to ensure the smooth conduct of the process. 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