2026 elections in India
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The 2026 elections in India were held from April to May to include the elections of the Rajya Sabha, 4 states and 1 union territory legislative assemblies, several by-elections and several local body elections.
Lok Sabha by-elections
| # | Date | Constituency | State/UT | Previous MP | Reason | Elected MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | Basirhat | West Bengal | Haji Nurul Islam | Trinamool Congress | Died on 25 September 2024[1] | TBD | |||
| 2 | Shillong | Meghalaya | Ricky A. J. Syngkon | Voice of the People Party | Died on 19 February 2026[2] | |||||
| 3 | Nagaon | Assam | Pradyut Bordoloi | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 18 March 2026[3][4] | |||||
Rajya Sabha elections
| Date | Election | Majority before | Majority after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March - November 2026 | Rajya Sabha | National Democratic Alliance | National Democratic Alliance | ||
State Assembly elections
| Date(s)[5] | State/UT | Before election | After election | Maps | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party [a] | CM | Party [b] | CM | |||||
| 9 April 2026[6] | Assam | Bharatiya Janata Party | Himanta Biswa Sarma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Himanta Biswa Sarma |  | ||
| Kerala | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Pinarayi Vijayan | Indian National Congress | V. D. Satheesan |  | |||
| Puducherry | All India N. R. Congress | N. Rangaswamy | All India N. R. Congress | N. Rangaswamy |  | |||
| 23 April 2026[7] | Tamil Nadu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. K. Stalin | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | C. Joseph Vijay |  | ||
| 23 & 29 April 2026[8] | West Bengal | Trinamool Congress | Mamata Banerjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | Suvendu Adhikari |  | ||
State Assembly by-elections
Bihar
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2026 | 182 | Bankipur | Nitin Nabin | Bharatiya Janata Party | Elected to the Rajya Sabha | TBD | |
Gujarat
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2026[9] | 111 | Umreth | Govindbhai Parmar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died on 6 March 2026[10] | Harshad Govindbhai Parmar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 30 July 2026 | 145 | Manjalpur | Yogesh Patel | Died on 2 June 2026 | TBD | ||||
| TBA | 149 | Dediapada | Chaitar Vasava | Aam Aadmi Party | Disqualified on 23 June 2026 | TBD | |||
Karnataka
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2026[9] | 21 | Bagalkot | H. Y. Meti | Indian National Congress | Died on 4 November 2025[11] | U. H. Meti | Indian National Congress | ||
| 107 | Davanagere South | Shamanuru Shivashankarappa | Died on 14 December 2025[12] | Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjun | |||||
| TBD | 71 | Dharwad | Vinay Kulkarni | Disqualified on 2 May 2026[13] | TBD | ||||
| 100 | Hiriyur | D. Sudhakar | Died on 10 May 2026 | ||||||
Madhya Pradesh
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2026 | 22 | Datia | Rajendra Bharti | Indian National Congress | Disqualified on 2 April 2026 | TBD | |||
Maharashtra
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2026[9] | 201 | Baramati | Ajit Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party | Died on 28 January 2026[14] | Sunetra Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
| 223 | Rahuri | Shivaji Kardile | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died on 17 October 2025[15] | Akshay Shivajirao Kardile | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
Nagaland
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2026[9] | 28 | Koridang | Imkong L. Imchen[16] | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died on 11 November 2025 | Daochier L. Imchen | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Puducherry
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | 9 | Thattanchavady | N. Rangaswamy | All India N.R. Congress | Resigned on 17 May 2026 | TBD | |||
Tamil Nadu
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Party | Reason | Elected MLA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | 35 | Maduranthakam | Maragatham Kumaravel | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Resigned on 25 May 2026[17] | TBD | |
| 101 | Dharapuram | P. Sathyabama | |||||
| 103 | Perundurai | S. Jayakumar | |||||
| 135 | Karur | M. R. Vijayabhaskar | Resigned on 29 June 2026 | ||||
| 141 | Tiruchirappalli East | C. Joseph Vijay | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | Resigned on 10 May 2026[18] | |||
| 179 | Viralimalai | C. Vijayabaskar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Resigned on 16 June 2026 | |||
| 225 | Ambasamudram | E. Subaya | Resigned on 26 May 2026[19] | ||||
Tripura
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2026[9] | 56 | Dharmanagar | Biswa Bandhu Sen | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died on 26 December 2025[20] | Jahar Chakraborti | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
West Bengal
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | 70 | Rejinagar | Humayun Kabir | Janata Unnayan Party | Resigned on 13 May 2026 | TBD | |
| 210 | Nandigram | Suvendu Adhikari | Bharatiya Janata Party | Resigned on 13 May 2026 | TBD | ||
Local Body elections
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Silchar Municipal corporation | Did not exist | TBD |
Chandigarh
| Date | Governing body | Government before[29] | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Chandigarh Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
Chhattisgarh
| Date | Governing body | Government before[30][31] | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Bhilai Charoda Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | TBD | ||
| Bhilai Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Birgaon Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Risali Municipal Corporation | |||||
Goa
| Date | Governing body | Government before[32] | Government after[33] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March 2026[34] | Panaji City Corporation | Non partisan | Non partisan | ||
Gujarat
| Date | Governing body | Government before[35][36] | Government after[37] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2026 | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| Surat Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Vadodara Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Rajkot Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Jamnagar Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Anand Municipal Corporation | Newly formed | |||||
| Gandhidham Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Mehsana Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Morbi Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Nadiad Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Navsari Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Porbandar Chhaya Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Surendranagar Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| Vapi Municipal Corporation | ||||||
| TBD | Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | |||
Haryana
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after[38] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2026[39] | Ambala Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Panchkula Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Sonipat Municipal Corporation | |||||
Himachal Pradesh
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after[40] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026[41] | Dharamshala Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Mandi Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Solan Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Palampur Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | ||||
| TBD | Baddi Municipal Corporation | Newly formed[42] | TBD | ||
| Hamirpur Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Una Municipal Corporation | |||||
Jammu and Kashmir
| Date | Governing body | Government before/ last election | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Jammu Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
| Srinagar Municipal Corporation | Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party | ||||
Jharkhand
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after[43][44] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February 2026[45] | Adityapur Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | Non partisan | ||
| Medininagar Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Ranchi Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Giridih Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Chas Municipal Corporation | Non partisan | ||||
| Dhanbad Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Deoghar Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Mango Municipal Corporation | did not exist | ||||
Karnataka
| Date | Governing body[46] | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Bengaluru Central City Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party (Earlier governed by BJP) (Erstwhile BBMP, now bifurcated and coordinated under an apex body GBA)[47] |
TBD | ||
| Bengaluru North City Corporation | |||||
| Bengaluru East City Corporation | |||||
| Bengaluru South City Corporation | |||||
| Bengaluru West City Corporation | |||||
| Mangaluru City Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Mysuru City Corporation | |||||
| Shivamogga City Corporation | |||||
| Belagavi City Corporation | |||||
| Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Vijayapura City Corporation | |||||
| Davanagere City Corporation | Indian National Congress[48][49] | ||||
| Tumakuru City Corporation | |||||
| Ballari City Corporation | |||||
| Bidar City Corporation | |||||
| Kalaburagi City Corporation | |||||
| Raichur City Corporation | Newly formed | ||||
| Hassan City Corporation | |||||
Maharashtra
Manipur
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Imphal Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | TBD | ||
Mizoram
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after[53] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2026[54] | Aizawl Municipal Corporation | Mizo National Front | Zoram People's Movement | ||
Punjab
| Date | Governing body | Government before[55] | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026[56] | Abohar Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Bathinda Municipal Corporation | Aam Aadmi Party[57][58] | Aam Aadmi Party | |||
| Barnala Municipal Corporation | did not exist | ||||
| Moga Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Batala Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Mohali Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Kapurthala Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Pathankot Municipal Corporation | TBA[c] | ||||
| 5 July 2026 | Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation | Aam Aadmi Party | |||
Rajasthan
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Jaipur Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party (Erstwhile JMC Greater) |
TBD | ||
| Independent (Erstwhile JMC Heritage)[59] | |||||
| Jodhpur Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress (Erstwhile Jodhpur North)[60] | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (Erstwhile Jodhpur South) | |||||
| Ajmer Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Udaipur Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Bikaner Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Bharatpur Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Kota Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress (Erstwhile Kota North)[61] | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (Erstwhile Kota South) | |||||
| Alwar Municipal Corporation | Newly formed | ||||
| Bhilwara Municipal Corporation | |||||
Sikkim
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after[62][63] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2026[64] | Gangtok Municipal Corporation | Non partisan | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | ||
Telangana
Tripura
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Agartala Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBA | ||
West Bengal
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Howrah Municipal Corporation | Trinamool Congress | TBD | ||
| Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |||||
| Durgapur Municipal Corporation | |||||
Autonomous council elections
Assam
| Date | Governing body | Government before[70][71] | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Mising Autonomous Council | Sanmilita Gana Shakti | TBD | ||
| Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Tiwa Autonomous Council | |||||
| Bodo Kachari Autonomous Council | Did not exist | ||||
| Kamtapur Autonomous Council | |||||
| Matak Autonomous Council | |||||
| Moran Autonomous Council | |||||
Ladakh
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
Manipur
Meghalaya
| Date | Governing body | Government before[74] | Government after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Garo Hills Autonomous District Council | National People's Party | TBD | |
Tripura
| Date | Governing body | Government before | Government after[75] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2026[76] | Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council | Tipra Motha Party | Tipra Motha Party | ||
See also
Notes
- Note that it refers to the political party of the chief minister. The government can have other parties which are not listed here.
- Note that it refers to the political party of the chief minister. The government can have other parties which are not listed here.
- BJP is SLP in Pathankot with 22 wards, Congress won 18 wards and Aam Aadmi Party won 10 wards. When a party gets its mayor, it will be added