Lucknow: The nomination process for the 2026 elections to the Lucknow Graduate and Lucknow Teachers constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council witnessed increased activity on its fifth day, with 19 nomination papers filed at the Commissioner’s Office in Lucknow.
Lucknow Divisional Commissioner and Returning Officer Vijay Vishwas Pant said four nomination forms were also distributed to prospective candidates during the day. The process was conducted at Room No. 1, Court of the Commissioner, Lucknow Division, according to the notified schedule.
For the Teachers constituency, nomination forms were obtained by Ravindra Kumar Tripathi of Didauri Patti, Pratapgarh; Vidya Sagar of Tandiawan, Hardoi; and Dhirendra Singh of Shastri Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri. All three sought the forms as independent candidates.
For the Graduate constituency, Abhishek Kumar of Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow, obtained a nomination form as an independent candidate.
Among those filing nominations for the Teachers constituency were Ashish Kumar Singh of Para, Lucknow; Jitendra Nath Mishra of Rajajipuram, Lucknow; Devendra Kumar Singh of Manas Nagar, Lucknow; Sushil Kumar of Manas Nagar, Lucknow, representing the Samajwadi Party; Umesh Dwivedi of Lalganj Ajhara, Pratapgarh, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party; Dhirendra Singh of Shastri Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, as an independent; and Jag Jeevan Prasad Shukla of Ahiyapur, Rae Bareli, as an independent.
For the Graduate constituency, nominations were filed by Kanti Singh of Manas Nagar, Lucknow, representing the Samajwadi Party; Harshit Singh of Manas Nagar, Lucknow; Sushil Dubey of Indira Nagar Extension Scheme, Rae Bareli; Avnish Patel of Sadarpur, Hardoi; Avnish Kumar Singh of Hardoi, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party; Avnish Kumar Pandey of Batsganj, Sitapur; Avnish Singh of Ataraura Mirpur, Pratapgarh; Chandra Bhan Maurya of Dalmau, Rae Bareli, representing the Bahujan Samaj Party; Avinash Kumar Singh of Madhoganj, Hardoi; Vijay Kumar of Sarosa Bharosa, Lucknow; Dr Smita Mishra of River Bank Colony, Lucknow; and Dharmendra Singh of Jagatpur, Rae Bareli. The remaining candidates contested as independents.
The fifth day of the nomination process saw participation from candidates affiliated with the Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, along with a large number of independent candidates.
