Lucknow, Oct. 24 -- Voting for 11 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC), comprising five graduate and six teachers' constituencies, was held on Friday, with the contest being seen as a prestige battle between the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party. According to official data, the turnout stood at 40.87% till 2 pm. The Bareilly-Moradabad teachers' constituency recorded the highest turnout at 59.17%, followed by Varanasi at 57.97%. In Gorakhpur, BJP and Samajwadi Party workers clashed at DAV Degree College, with both sides accusing each other of attempting to influence the polling process. Officials also reported a scuffle involving workers of the two parties from Fatehpur district. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav cast his vote in the Graduate MLC elections at the block development officer's office in Etawah district. Amid the polling, hoardings targeting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other party leaders surfaced at several locations in Lucknow, Ballia and Sitapur. Counting of votes will take place on October 27....