Lucknow, Oct 27 BJP candidates Dinesh Kumar Goyal and Shri Chand Sharma have won the biennial Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election in Meerut, an official said on Tuesday.
“Both the victorious BJP candidates Dinesh Kumar Goyal (Meerut Graduates’ constituency) and Shri Chand Sharma (Meerut Teachers’ constituency) emerged victorious. Certificates have also been handed over to the winners,” District Information Officer of Meerut, Sumit Yadav, told PTI.
Counting of votes for 11 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, comprising five graduate and six teacher constituencies, began at 8 am on Tuesday amid tight security.
The counting is being held in Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Jhansi, Bareilly and Gorakhpur, under the supervision of returning officers and election observers, an official said.
Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut and Allahabad-Jhansi are the five graduate constituencies which went to polls. The six teacher constituencies are Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Meerut, Bareilly-Moradabad, and Gorakhpur-Faizabad.
Only graduate and teacher voters were eligible to participate in the elections.
Ballot papers, rather than electronic voting machines, were used for polling.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are the key contenders for the posts.
Being held ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls, the contest is being seen as a prestige issue for both parties.
(PTI News)
