{
  "id": 16161188,
  "title": "Maharashtra MLC Elections 2026: Voting Underway In 5 Seats; 182 Candidates Battle It Out In High-Stakes Mahayuti-MVA Contest | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/maharashtra-mlc-elections-2026-voting-underway-in-5-seats-182",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T06:39:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-mlc-elections-2026-voting-underway-in-5-seats-182-candidates-battle-it-out-in-high-stakes-mahayuti-mva-contest-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Voting commenced on Friday in five Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) constituencies, testing the strength of the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition MVA in the state legislature's upper house. Polling began at 8 am and will continue until 4 pm, with voting taking place at 2,419 polling stations where 10,68,072 voters are expected to cast their ballots. The biennial elections are being held for three graduate and two teacher seats, all of which will be decided by October 27. The elections were necessitated as the terms of the current members end on December 6.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Voting began on Friday in five Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) constituencies, covering teachers’ and graduates’ seats, in a contest that will test the strength of the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition MVA in the state legislature’s upper house. #WATCH | Nagpur: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis casts vote for Nagpur Division Graduates' MLC Election, says, \"... I have voted in the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}