Liquor shops shut in Nagpur graduates' constituency districts from 4 pm today until 4 pm on October 23

Election activity for the Legislative Council is picking up in the state. Polling will be held in five constituencies: Pune Teachers, Pune Graduates, Nagpur Graduates, Amravati Teachers and Marathwada Graduates. Voting in all five will take place on October 23.

Liquor shops have been ordered shut in all districts that fall under the Nagpur Graduates' constituency in view of the election. A dry day will be observed in all these districts from 4 pm today, October 21, until 4 pm on October 23. All liquor shops will remain closed during this period.

The decision has been taken by the administration, which has appealed to all liquor sellers to follow the rules. Liquor will not be available in these areas for the two days.

Voting on October 23 will begin at 8 am, and voters can cast their ballots until 4 pm. A total of 182 candidates are in the fray for the five seats.

Of the five seats, two are teachers' constituencies and three are graduates' constituencies. Votes will be counted on October 27. A total of 2,419 polling stations have been set up across the five constituencies.

The administration is taking special precautions so that voters face no inconvenience and no untoward incident occurs during polling. The liquor ban order has been issued as part of this. The order applies only to the districts under the Nagpur Graduates' constituency.

In the districts that fall under the Nagpur Graduates' constituency, liquor will not be available from shops after 4 pm today. The order does not apply to the other four constituencies. The administration has said that all liquor vendors must follow the rules.