MLC Election Voting 2026 Where Did Voting Take Place Yesterday? Full Report of 23 October

MLC Election Voting 2026 Where Did Voting Take Place Yesterday? Full Report of 23 October

Voting for the MLC Election 2026 took place yesterday, on 23rd October 2026, Friday in four major states. This was not a general election. It was a special election held only for Graduates and Teachers constituencies, where only educated voters can cast their vote.

As per the Election Commission of India, polling was held for a total of 28 Legislative Council seats Voting started at 8 AM and continued till 4 PM. Most places reported peaceful polling.

• Maharashtra: 5 Seats

Maharashtra saw the most closely watched contest.

Seats where voting was held

- Pune Division Graduates - held by BJP's Arun Lad

- Nagpur Division Graduates - held by Congress's Abhijit Wanjari

- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates - held by Satish Chavan

- Amravati Division Teachers

- Pune Division Teachers

What happened yesterday in Maharashtra

- Total voters: 10,68,072

- Total polling stations: 2,419

- Total candidates: 182

- Final turnout: Around 71% Teachers seats saw about 78% voting, while Graduates seats saw close to 65%.

The ruling Mahayuti alliance faced a rebellion. Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena fielded its own candidates against BJP and NCP in Pune and Sambhajinagar, unhappy with seat sharing.

This election is seen as a test between the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

• Karnataka: 4 Seats

Voting was held for South-East Graduates, West Graduates, North-East Teachers, and Bengaluru Teachers. The BJP currently holds three of these seats. The Congress government is trying hard to win them back.

• Bihar: 8 Seats

Bihar had voting for 8 seats - 4 Graduates and 4 Teachers. This result will be important for both Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav.

• Uttar Pradesh: 11 Seats

UP had the highest number with 11 seats. The BJP has a majority in the 100-member Council, but every seat counts.

What is This Election?

An MLC is a Member of Legislative Council. It is the Upper House of a state, just like Rajya Sabha at the Centre. Only six states in India have it.

There are two special categories

Graduates Constituency Only those who graduated at least three years ago and have registered themselves as a graduate voter can vote.

Teachers Constituency Only full-time teachers with at least three years of experience in a secondary school or higher can vote.

That is why people call it the election of the educated.

What is Next?

• Counting of votes 27th October 2026, Monday

• Results will be out by 5 PM on the same day

• New term starts from 6th December 2026

One clear trend from yesterday's voting is that graduate and teacher voters are not voting only on caste lines. They talked more about jobs, quality of education, and the old pension scheme for teachers.

The results on 27th October will show which way the educated middle class is leaning.