*MLC polls : Sena UBT wins Mumbai graduates, Teachers seats ,BJP wins Konkan graduates seat*

 In Nashik the fight was between Sandeep Gulave of the Sena UBT, Kishor Darade (Shiv Sena), Mahendra Bhavsar (NCP) and Vivek Kolhe (Independent).

The Shiv Sena (UBT) won the Mumbai graduates' and teachers' constituencies while the BJP retained the Konkan graduates' seat in the biennial elections to four Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) seats.

The Sena (UBT) retained the Mumbai graduates' seat, which it has held since 1985. While Sena (UBT)'s Anil Parab won from the Mumbai graduates' seat by defeating BJP's Kiran Shelar, in Konkan graduates' seat Niranjan Davakhare emerged victorious by defeating Ramesh Keer of the Congress. In the Mumbai teachers' seat, Sena UBT's J M Abhyankar won by defeating Subhash More of Shikshak Bharti.

The result of Nashik teachers' constituency was yet to come in till late Monday night.

The polling for the biennial elections to the four MLC seats took place on June 26 and the counting took place on Monday.

While there was a straight fight between Parab and Shelar in Mumbai graduates' constituency, for the Mumbai teachers' constituency the contest was between Abhyankar, Shivajirao Nalawade (NCP), BJP's Shivnath Darade and Shinde-led Sena-backed Shivaji Shendge.

The Konkan graduates' seat, however, witnessed a straight fight between Keer and Davakhare.

The maximum voting took place in Nashik which was around 93 per cent, followed by Mumbai teachers' constituency with 75 per cent, Konkan graduates' constituency with 63 per cent and Mumbai graduates' constituency with 56 per cent