New Delhi/Lucknow. Voting is being held on Friday for a total of 28 Legislative Council seats in the four states of the country, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Voting started in all the states from 8 am in the morning, which will continue till 4 pm. Preparations have been made at polling stations in the respective areas regarding the elections.
These elections include 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 8 in Bihar, 5 in Maharashtra and 4 in Karnataka. Voters are exercising their franchise in all four states.
Contest on 11 seats in UP
Voting is going on for 11 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. These include five seats in the graduate constituency and six seats in the teacher constituency. A total of 152 candidates are trying their luck in the elections.
More than 5.32 lakh voters in Bihar
Elections are being held for eight Legislative Council seats in Bihar. As per the available data, a total of 5,32,847 voters will exercise their franchise at 9,333 polling stations in the state. These include 3,86,199 men, 1,46,611 women and 37 third gender voters.
Voting in Karnataka and Maharashtra also
Voting is being held for four Legislative Council seats in Karnataka and five seats in Maharashtra. Voting in both the states is scheduled from 8 am to 4 pm. The election results of all four states will be declared after counting of votes. In these elections, there is competition between the candidates of different political parties and all the parties are hopeful of their respective victory.