Vidhan Sabha members will vote to elect the two new members of the Upper House
There are 95 candidates in the fray and polling is being held at 739 centres, according to the Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer
The 36 seats are spread across 35 local authorities' constituencies. The biennial poll was earlier planned on two dates but now it will be conducted together on April 9.
The BJP, for the first time, will be contesting these elections on party lines
The Samajwadi Party holds the majority 61 seats in the 100-member UP Legislative Council, while the BSP has 9 seats
Voting will be held on April 26 from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm, and counting on the same day at 5.00 pm