Umesh Dwivedi of the ruling BJP has become the winner on the Lucknow Teachers seat. He won a total of 7,065 votes as opposed to independent candidate Mahendra Nath Rai's 3,818. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party candidate Uma Shankar won 2,238 first preference votes. Of the 11 seats of UP Legislative Council, there are six section teacher and five block graduate seats.