Results for five Maharashtra Legislative Council graduate and teacher seats due today

Results for five seats in the graduates' and teachers' constituencies in the 2026 Maharashtra Legislative Council elections are due to be declared today. The political circles are watching the outcome closely. Counting is about to begin, and the list of winning candidates will be updated as the results come in.

In the Nagpur graduates' constituency, the main contest is between the BJP's Sudhakar Kohale and the Congress's sitting MLA Abhijit Wanjari. Nitesh Karale of the NCP (SP) and Atul Deshmukh of the Shikshak Bharati are also in the fray on the same seat.

The Pune graduates' constituency has a straight contest between two candidates: the BJP's Smita Jadhav and Harshada Jadhav of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar).

In the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar graduates' constituency, Satish Chavan, Dilip Ghuge and Pratapsingh Patil are locked in a tight contest. According to the list, Satish Chavan is from the NCP, Dilip Ghuge is from the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Pratapsingh Patil is contesting on behalf of the NCP (SP).

Four candidates are in the fray in the Amravati teachers' constituency. Kiran Sarnaik is from the Shiv Sena, Aditi Pohare is from the Congress and Dattatraya Lahane is from the Shiv Sena (UBT). The fourth candidate, Sangita Shinde, is an independent.

The Pune teachers' constituency also has four candidates. Kaustubh Gawade is contesting for the BJP, Sachin Sanap for the Shiv Sena and Jayant Asgaonkar for the Congress. Dattatraya Sawant is in the fray as an independent.

No result has been announced for any seat yet. The list currently shows all candidates as awaiting a result. As soon as a seat is decided, the winning candidate's name will be added to the list.