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SP Clinches Varanasi, Agra MLC Seats in UP Polls
✍️ TOI City
🗓 28 Oct 2026, 11:55 AM
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The Samajwadi Party secured victories in the Varanasi and Agra constituencies during the recent Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections. The BJP, on the other hand, won four out of eleven seats contested.
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections saw the Samajwadi Party (SP) emerge victorious in two key constituencies: Varanasi and Agra. Lal Bihari Yadav, the SP candidate, secured the Varanasi Teachers' constituency seat, while the BJP retained the Meerut seats. The elections were marked by some tension at counting centers, with allegations of assault and electoral malpractice reported.