<p>Union minister Nitin Gadkari cast his vote in the Nagpur Graduates' constituency on Friday morning as polling began for five seats in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-mlc-polls-uddhav-thackeray-urges-teachers-to-back-sena-ubt-candidate-dattatray-lahane-23655588" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra Legislative Council</a>.</p>
<p>The senior BJP leader exercised his franchise at New English School in the Mahal area of Nagpur, accompanied by his wife, Kanchan Gadkari, his son and daughter-in-law.</p>
<p>The Nagpur Graduates' constituency is among three graduates' and two teachers' constituencies going to polls in Maharashtra. Voting is being held from 8 am to 4 pm, with counting scheduled for October 27. The election process is expected to conclude by October 31.</p>
<h2>BJP fields Sudhakar Kohale in Nagpur</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-mlc-polls-murlidhar-mohol-votes-in-pune-confident-of-mahayuti-win-in-all-5-seats-23656542" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">The BJP</a> has fielded former MLA Sudhakar Kohale from the Nagpur Graduates' constituency, while the Congress has nominated sitting MLC Abhijit Wanjari.</p>
<p>Gadkari himself represented the constituency as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council for several terms before moving into national politics. The contest has drawn attention as the BJP seeks to regain the seat, which Wanjari won for the Congress in the 2020 election.</p>
<p>The constituency covers six districts: Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. Registered graduates whose names appear on the relevant electoral roll are eligible to vote.</p>
<h2>Polling underway for five Legislative Council seats</h2>
<p>Alongside the Nagpur Graduates' constituency, voting is taking place in the Pune Division Graduates', Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates', Pune Teachers' and Amravati Teachers' constituencies.</p>
<p>The biennial elections are being held for five seats in the 78-member Maharashtra Legislative Council. The outgoing members' terms are due to end in December.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-mlc-polls-eknath-shinde-predicts-mahayuti-will-win-all-five-seats-targets-opposition-23655369" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">The elections</a> involve separate electorates for graduates and teachers, with voters required to be registered in the relevant constituency. The polling process is being conducted using paper ballots under the preferential voting system.</p>
<h2>Mahayuti and MVA contest across the state</h2>
<p>The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP, the Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Nationalist Congress Party led by Sunetra Pawar.</p>
<p>The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) comprises the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).</p>
<p>The alliances are contesting the five seats amid competition among their respective candidates and independent contenders. The results will determine the winners in the graduates' and teachers' constituencies.</p>
<h2>Results scheduled for October 27</h2>
<p>Counting of votes for all five constituencies is scheduled for October 27, while the entire election process is expected to be completed by October 31, according to the announced timetable.</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from PTI)</strong></p>

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