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Bihar MLC Elections Announced: Voting on 8 Seats on October 23
- •The Election Commission has released dates for polling and counting for 8 Bihar Legislative Council seats.
- •These include 4 graduate and 4 teachers' constituencies; the term of current members ends on November 16.
- •Election notification will be issued on September 29, with October 6 as the last date for nominations and voting on October 23.
- •Counting of votes will be on October 27, and the entire election process will conclude by October 31.
- •RJD has announced candidates for 6 seats, and Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj has announced candidates for 5 seats.
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The Election Commission announced that voting for the 8 MLC seats will take place on October 23, 2026, with the notification issued on September 29. Nominations close on October 6, scrutiny is on October 7, and candidates can withdraw by October 9. Votes will be counted on October 27, and the complete election process concludes by October 31, 2026.
The elections cover eight total constituencies comprising four graduate seats and four teachers' constituencies. Specifically, elections will be held for the graduate seats of Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Kosi, alongside the teachers' seats of Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Saran.
The current members include Naval Kishore Yadav (BJP) for Patna Teachers, Madan Mohan Jha (Congress) for Darbhanga Teachers, Afaq Ahmed (Independent/Jan Suraj) for Saran Teachers, and Sanjay Kumar Singh (CPI) for Tirhut Teachers. The graduate seat holders are Neeraj Kumar (JDU) for Patna, Sarvesh Kumar (Independent/BJP) for Darbhanga, NK Yadav (BJP) for Kosi, and Banshidhar Brajwasi (Independent) for Tirhut.
