Election machinery ready; counting scheduled for October 27
182 candidates in the fray for five seats
Over 10.68 lakh voters to exercise their franchise at 2,419 polling stations
Mumbai, October 2026: Polling for the biennial elections to five constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Council will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026. The elections cover three graduates’ constituencies in the Aurangabad, Pune and Nagpur divisions and two teachers’ constituencies in the Amravati and Pune divisions.
Voting will take place from 8 am to 4 pm. A total of 182 candidates are contesting the five seats, with 2,419 polling stations arranged across the constituencies to facilitate voting by 10,68,072 registered electors.
The election machinery is fully prepared to ensure that the polling process is conducted in a fair, transparent and fear-free environment.
The elections are being held according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, as the terms of the sitting members from all five constituencies are due to end on December 6, 2026.
Vote counting will take place on Tuesday, October 27, and the entire election process is scheduled to be completed by October 31, 2026.
182 candidates contesting five seats
A total of 41 candidates are contesting from the Aurangabad Division Graduates’ Constituency, 47 from the Pune Division Graduates’ Constituency and 38 from the Nagpur Division Graduates’ Constituency.
Among the teachers’ constituencies, 26 candidates are contesting from the Amravati Division Teachers’ Constituency and 30 from the Pune Division Teachers’ Constituency.
The Pune Division Graduates’ Constituency has the highest number of candidates, at 47. Voters across the five constituencies will determine the electoral fate of all 182 candidates.
Arrangements at 2,419 polling stations
The five constituencies together have 10,68,072 registered voters. The Pune Division Graduates’ Constituency has the highest electorate, with 3,88,019 voters, while the Amravati Division Teachers’ Constituency has the smallest, with 35,810 voters.
The polling stations have been distributed as follows:
Aurangabad Division Graduates’ Constituency: 842
Pune Division Graduates’ Constituency: 741
Nagpur Division Graduates’ Constituency: 445
Amravati Division Teachers’ Constituency: 81
Pune Division Teachers’ Constituency: 310
The necessary arrangements have been made to ensure the smooth conduct of polling in all five constituencies.
Terms of sitting members end on December 6
The terms of the sitting members representing the five constituencies will conclude on December 6, 2026.
They are Satish Bhanudasrao Chavan from the Aurangabad Graduates’ Constituency, Arun Ganpati Lad from the Pune Graduates’ Constituency, Abhijit Govindrao Vanjari from the Nagpur Graduates’ Constituency, Kiran Ramrao Sarnaik from the Amravati Teachers’ Constituency and Jayant Dinkar Asgaonkar from the Pune Teachers’ Constituency.
