States » NorthPosted at: Oct 23 2026 1:51PM


Lucknow, Oct 23 (UNI) Amid reports of minor scuffles between ruling BJP and Samajwadi Party (SP) supporters, polling for 11 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council seats is underway peacefully across 73 districts of the state on Friday.
Around 24.09 per cent of the 1.428 million voters have exercised their franchise till noon. Voting commenced on a dull note at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm.

A report from Muzaffarnagar said Samajwadi Party (SP) and BJP workers clashed in front of Minister of State Kapildev Agarwal. Police officers intervened and calmed the situation. Samajwadi Party members allege that the minister took several people inside the polling booth while casting his vote.
In Gorakhpur, SP candidate Dr Sanjayan Tripathi was heckled. It is alleged that he was giving bytes to the media outside the polling booth when the incident occurred.
In Aligarh, SP supporters and agents became enraged when Minister of State Surendra Diler entered the polling station. In Fatehpur, a fierce fight broke out between SP and BJP workers, with both accusing each other of rigging the elections.
In Aligarh, two young men posing as agents for the BJP candidate were arrested. In Ayodhya, booth agents were seen touching the feet of voters before voting. Meanwhile, SP MLA from Machhlishahr, Ragini Sonkar, cast her vote in Varanasi. She alleged that the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) was threatening to revoke school affiliations and terminate teachers' services.
A total of 152 candidates are contesting for six Teacher and five Graduate seats. A total of 2,697 polling stations have been set up for a total of 1.428 million voters.
Counting will take place on October 27. Voting is not taking place in Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat, and Unnao, where elections will be held in 2029.
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