Nagpur, Oct. 23 -- Voting began at 8 am on Friday for biennial elections to the Legislative Councils in Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh across the Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the elections following the completion of the terms of sitting members in the respective constituencies. According to the Commission, the terms of eight members in Bihar, four in Karnataka, five in Maharashtra and 11 in Uttar Pradesh are ending, resulting in vacancies.

In Bihar, polling is being held in four Graduates' constituencies, Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi and four Teachers' constituencies, Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran. The tenures of the sitting members of these eight c...