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Counting Underway for 28 MLC Seats in Four States

Preferential STV counting could take days, revealing which parties command organised support among graduate and teacher voters.

A candidate staged a sit-in demanding surveillance inside the venue for the Bihar Legislative Council’s Patna Teachers’ constituency election.
Mahayuti leads in 3 Maharashtra Council seats, MVA ahead in 2; preferential votes hold key.
Counting of votes underway in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Deepak Gupta/HT)
TN polls: vote counting

Overview

  • Election officials began counting votes on Tuesday, October 27, for 28 Legislative Council seats: 11 in Uttar Pradesh, 8 in Bihar, 5 in Maharashtra and 4 in Karnataka.
  • The single transferable vote system used in these graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies requires quota calculations and multiple rounds of preference transfers, so early leads are provisional and final results may arrive late or on Wednesday.
  • Uttar Pradesh showed early movement for the ruling BJP with three confirmed holds and leads in several constituencies while the Samajwadi Party won at least one teachers’ seat, according to counting updates.
  • Opposition candidates in Bihar protested at some centres and alleged procedural lapses such as missing CCTV in a counting hall, even as returning officers continued verification under tightened security and videography in many locations.
  • Maharashtra counts are being watched for the effect of rebel candidates and fractured party factions, Karnataka pits Congress against a BJP–JD(S) alliance, and experts say outcomes will matter symbolically for party organisation ahead of coming assembly contests.