The polling will be held on Oct 23, with votes to be counted on Oct 27. Nagpur: Maharashtra’s electoral calendar has moved into another important phase with Election Commission announcing biennial elections to five seats in the state Legislative Council from the Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies.
The formal notification will be issued on Sept 29. Candidates can file nominations until Oct 6, followed by scrutiny on Oct 7. The final date for withdrawal of candidature is Oct 9. EC has fixed Oct 31 as the deadline for completing the entire electoral process. CEO’s portal specifically identifies the five constituencies to be covered in the 2026 election. Across the four states, 28 seats from Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies will be contested. Maharashtra accounts for five of those seats, compared with eight in Bihar, four in Karnataka and 11 in Uttar Pradesh. #MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION 2026 DATE——ELECTION PROCESS
Because the five constituencies cover a wide geographical area and have electorates distinct from those of ordinary assembly constituencies, the election announcement is also important from an organisational perspective. Election Commission has simultaneously announced biennial Legislative Council elections in Bihar, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. The election schedule gives political parties, prospective candidates and eligible voters a little over a month before polling. The current representatives whose terms are ending are Satish Chavan from Aurangabad Division Graduates’ constituency, Arun Lad from Pune Division Graduates’ constituency and Abhijit Wanjari from Nagpur Division Graduates’ constituency. The two Teachers’ seats are currently represented by Kiran Sarnaik from Amravati Division and Jayant Aasgavkar from Pune Division. Maharashtra CEO’s office has been maintaining dedicated electoral-roll systems for the Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies, including facilities for voter registration and checking electoral-roll details. For voters, the distinction between the two types of constituencies is central to the election. Only eligible electors whose names are included in the relevant electoral rolls can participate.