New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Schools in 73 out of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh will be closed on Friday (October 23). No classes will be held for students up to 12th standard, Hindustan reported.

Several schools in Uttar Pradesh were ordered to remain shut in the wake of the UP Legislative Council Block Teacher and Block Graduate (MLC) elections.

The holiday has been declared in each district on the orders of the Election Commission, the report added. The order states that there will be a special holiday on October 23rd due to the MLC elections.

Instructions in this regard have been sent to the schools by the BSA and District School Inspectors, on the orders of the District Election Officer (i.e., the District Magistrate).

Voting will be he...