UP schools up to class 12 are closed today, October 23, on the orders of the Election Commission: Here’s the reason | Today’s news
Schools in 73 out of 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh will be closed on Friday (October 23). There will be no classes for students up to 12th standard, Hindustan reported.
Why are schools closed today?
Several schools in Uttar Pradesh have been ordered to remain closed after the UP Block Teacher and Block Graduate Legislative Council (MLC) elections. elections.
As per class regulations from pre-primary education to class 12 in all municipal, government, non-government and unaided schools. Non-government schools affiliated to CBSE, ICSE and other boards will also remain closed on Friday.
The holiday has been declared in each district on the orders of the Election Commission, the report added. The order states that October 23 will be a special holiday due to the Legislative Council (MLC) elections.
Instructions in this regard have been sent to schools by the BSA and District School Inspectors at the behest of the District Electoral Officer (i.e. District Magistrate).
UP MLC Elections Today 23 October
Voting will be held for 11 MLC seats in Uttar Pradesh. Polling centers have been set up in 72 out of 75 districts, including Noida and Ghaziabad. MLC elections have already been held in Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat and Unnao.
Elections will be held for five posts for block graduates and six posts for block teachers. Voting will begin today at 8:00 AM and will continue until 4:00 PM.
The five graduate constituencies where elections will be held include Lucknow, Agra, Meerut, Varanasi and Allahabad-Jhansi graduate constituencies. The six teaching constituencies where the elections will be held are Lucknow, Agra, Meerut, Varanasi, Bareilly-Moradabad and Gorakhpur-Faizabad.
A total of 1.418 million voters will decide the fate of 152 candidates.
