Noida: Voting for the Meerut Division Graduates and Teachers constituencies of the Legislative Council concluded on Friday, with counting set to take place on Oct 27 in Meerut. The outcome is significant for western UP, particularly among registered graduates and teachers.Figures showed that while the graduates’ constituency recorded higher turnout in Gautam Buddh Nagar than in Ghaziabad, the teachers’ constituency saw a stronger voter response in Ghaziabad.The Meerut Division Graduates’ constituency saw eight candidates in the fray, including BJP candidate Dinesh Kumar Goyal from Ghaziabad and Samajwadi Party candidate Parmendra Singh Bhati, an advocate from Gautam Buddh Nagar. Six independent candidates also contested the election.The Teachers’ constituency had 10 candidates, including Samajwadi Party candidate Dr Nitin Tomar from Hapur and BJP candidate Shrichand Sharma from Gautam Buddh Nagar. The remaining eight candidates contested as independents.In Gautam Buddh Nagar, polling was conducted at 13 centres comprising 42 polling booths. Of the 12,754 registered voters in the graduates’ constituency, 4,503 cast their votes, recording a turnout of 35.3%. In the teachers’ constituency, 6,907 of the 13,104 registered voters showed up for polling, taking the turnout to 52.7%.The district administration said polling was conducted in accordance with the Election Commission’s guidelines, with officials and polling personnel carrying out their assigned duties to ensure a smooth process.
In Ghaziabad, polling took place at 13 polling centres with 75 polling booths. Of the 31,169 registered voters in the graduates’ constituency, over 26.7% of voters showed up by 4pm. In the teachers’ constituency, which has 9,845 registered voters, the turnout stood at just over 56%.Ghaziabad district magistrate and district election officer Ravindra Kumar Mandar inspected polling arrangements at Ingraham Inter College in Raj Nagar and Shambhu Dayal Inter College in Ghaziabad. Zonal and sector magistrates were also directed to continuously monitor polling centres in their respective jurisdictions and respond promptly to complaints.Officials were instructed to address any complaints without delay and ensure that all election-related responsibilities were carried out without negligence.Polling figures from Ghaziabad showed a gradual increase in voter participation throughout the day.In the graduates’ constituency, turnout stood at 7.12% by 10 am, rose to 8.30% by noon and reached 18% by 2 pm before closing at 26.76% by 4 pm. In the teachers’ constituency, turnout was 10.26% by 10 am, increased to 12.86% by noon and reached 37% by 2 pm, before rising to 56.03% by 4 pm.
