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Elections in India in 2021 include by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to legislative assemblies of 4 states and 1 union territory, and other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies.[1]

Legislative assembly general elections

2021 Indian election Result Colour Map
Date(s) State/UT Government Before Chief Minister before election Government After Elected Chief Minister Maps
27 March – 6 April 2021 Assam Template:Full party name with color Sarbananda Sonowal Template:Full party name with color Himanta Biswa Sarma
Template:Full party name with color Template:Full party name with color
6 April 2021 Kerala Template:Full party name with color Pinarayi Vijayan Template:Full party name with color Pinarayi Vijayan
6 April 2021 Puducherry rowspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Party color"| President's rule Template:Full party name with color N. Rangaswamy
Template:Full party name with color
6 April 2021 Tamil Nadu Template:Full party name with color Edappadi K. Palaniswami Template:Full party name with color M. K. Stalin
27 March – 29 April 2021 West Bengal Template:Full party name with color Mamata Banerjee Template:Full party name with color Mamata Banerjee

Lok Sabha by-elections

S.No Date Constituency State/UT MP before election Party before election Elected MP Party after election Remarks
1 6 April 2021 Kanniyakumari Tamil Nadu H. Vasanthakumar Template:Full party name with color Vijay Vasanth Template:Full party name with color Death of H. Vasanthakumar[2]
2 Malappuram Kerala P. K. Kunhalikutty Template:Full party name with color M. P. Abdussamad Samadani Template:Full party name with color Resignation by P. K. Kunhalikutty[3]
3 17 April 2021 Tirupati Andhra Pradesh Balli Durga Prasad Rao Template:Full party name with color Maddila Gurumoorthy Template:Full party name with color Death of Balli Durga Prasad Rao[4]
4 Belgaum Karnataka Suresh Angadi Template:Full party name with color Mangala Suresh Angadi Template:Full party name with color Death of Suresh Angadi[5]
5 30 October 2021 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar Template:Full party name with color Kalaben Delkar Template:Full party name with color Death of Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar[6]
6 Khandwa Madhya Pradesh Nandkumar Singh Chauhan Template:Full party name with color Gyaneswar Patil Template:Full party name with color Death of Nandkumar Singh Chauhan[7]
7 Mandi Himachal Pradesh Ram Swaroop Sharma Template:Full party name with color Pratibha Singh Template:Full party name with color Death of Ram Swaroop Sharma[8]

Legislative assembly By-elections

Andhra Pradesh

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
124 30 October 2021 Badvel Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah bgcolor="Template:Party color" | YSR Congress Party Dasari Sudha bgcolor="Template:Party color" | YSR Congress Party

Assam

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
28 30 October 2021 Gossaigaon Majendra Narzary Bodoland People's Front Jiron Basumatary United People's Party Liberal
41 Bhabanipur Phanidhar Talukdar All India United Democratic Front Phanidhar Talukdar Bharatiya Janata Party
58 Tamulpur Leho Ram Boro United People's Party Liberal Jolen Daimary United People's Party Liberal
101 Mariani Rupjyoti Kurmi Indian National Congress Rupjyoti Kurmi Bharatiya Janata Party
107 Thowra Sushanta Borgohain Indian National Congress Sushanta Borgohain Bharatiya Janata Party

Bihar

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
78 30 October 2021[9] Kusheshwar Asthan Shashi Bhushan Hazari bgcolor=Template:Party color| Janata Dal (United) Aman Bhushan Hajari bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Janata Dal (United)
164 Tarapur Mewalal Chaudhary bgcolor=Template:Party color| Janata Dal (United) Rajeev Kumar Singh bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Janata Dal (United)

Gujarat

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
125 17 April 2021 Morva Hadaf Bhupendrasinh Khant bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Independent Nimisha Suthar bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Bharatiya Janata Party

Haryana

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
46 30 October 2021 Ellenabad Abhay Singh Chautala Indian National Lok Dal Abhay Singh Chautala Indian National Lok Dal

Himachal Pradesh

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
8 30 October 2021 Fatehpur Sujan Singh Pathania bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress Bhawani Singh Pathania bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress
50 Arki Virbhadra Singh bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Sanjay Awasthy[10] bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress
65 Jubbal-Kotkhai Narinder Bragta bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party Rohit Thakur bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress

Jharkhand

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
13 17 April 2021 Madhupur Haji Hussain Ansari bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Hafizul Hasan bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Karnataka

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
47 17 April 2021 Basavakalyan B. Narayan Rao bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Sharanu Salagar Bharatiya Janata Party
59 Maski Pratapgouda Patil bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Basangouda Turvihal bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
33 30 October 2021 Sindagi Mallappa Managuli bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Janata Dal (Secular) Bhusanur Ramesh Balappa bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
82 Hangal C. M. Udasi Bharatiya Janata Party Srinivas Mane bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress

Madhya Pradesh

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
55 17 April 2021 Damoh Rahul Lodhi bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress Ajay Kumar Tandon bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress
45 30 October 2021 Prithvipur Brijendra Singh Rathore bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Shishupal Yadav bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
62 Raigaon Jugal Kishore Bagri bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party Kalpana Verma bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
192 Jobat Kalawati Bhuria bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Sulochana Rawat bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party

Maharashtra

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
252 17 April 2021 Pandharpur Bharat Bhalke bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Nationalist Congress Party Samadhan Autade Bharatiya Janata Party
90 30 October 2021 Deglur[11] Raosaheb Antapurkar bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress Jitesh Antapurkar bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress

Meghalaya

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
13 30 October 2021 Mawryngkneng David Nongrum bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Pyniaid Sing Syiem National People's Party
24 Mawphlang Syntar Klas Sunn bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Independent Eugeneson Lyngdoh United Democratic Party
47 Rajabala Azad Zaman bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress MD. Abdus Saleh National People's Party

Mizoram

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
26 17 April 2021 Serchhip Lalduhoma bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Zoram People's Movement Lalduhoma bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Zoram People's Movement
4 30 October 2021 Tuirial Andrew H. Thangliana bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Zoram People's Movement K. Laldawngliana bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Mizo National Front

Nagaland

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
51 17 April 2021 Noksen C. M. Chang Template:Full party name with color H. Chuba Chang Template:Full party name with color
58 30 October 2021 Shamator Chessore Toshi Wungtung Keoshu Yimchunger

Odisha

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
110 30 September 2021 Pipili Pradeep Maharathy bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Biju Janata Dal Rudra Pratap Maharathy bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Biju Janata Dal

Rajasthan

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
24 17 April 2021 Sujangarh Bhanwarlal Meghwal bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Manoj Meghwal bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
175 Rajsamand Kiran Maheshwari bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party Deepti Maheshwari bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
179 Sahara Kailash Chandra Trivedi bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress Gayatri Devi Trivedi bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
155 30 October 2021 Vallabhnagar Gajendra Singh Shaktawat bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress Preeti Shaktawat bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress
157 Dhariawad Gautam Lal Meena bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party Nagraj Meena bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Indian National Congress

Telangana

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
87 17 April 2021 Nagarjuna Sagar Nomula Narsimhaiah bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Bharat Rashtra Samithi Nomula Bhagath bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Bharat Rashtra Samithi
31 30 October 2021 Huzurabad Etela Rajender bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Bharat Rashtra Samithi Etela Rajender bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Bharatiya Janata Party

Uttarakhand

S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
49 17 April 2021 Salt Surendra Singh Jeena bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party Mahesh Singh Jeena bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party

West Bengal

Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA
30 September 2021 159 Bhabanipur Sovandeb Chattopadhyay Template:Full party name with color Resigned on 21 May 2021[12] Mamata Banerjee Template:Full party name with color
30 October 2021 7 Dinhata Nisith Pramanik Template:Full party name with color Resigned on 12 May 2021[13] Udayan Guha
86 Santipur Jagannath Sarkar Braja Kishore Goswami
109 Khardaha Kajal Sinha Template:Full party name with color Died on 25 April 2021[14] Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
127 Gosaba Jayanta Naskar Died on 19 June 2021[15] Subrata Mondal

Local Body Elections

Andhra Pradesh

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S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021[16][17]
1. 10 March 2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation rowspan="13" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | YSR Congress Party
2. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
3. Guntur Municipal Corporation
4. Tirupati Municipal Corporation
5. Kurnool Municipal Corporation
6. Ongole Municipal Corporation
7. Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation
8. Kadapa Municipal Corporation
9. Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation
10. Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation
11. Eluru Municipal Corporation
12. Chittoor Municipal Corporation
13. 15 November 2021 Nellore Municipal Corporation

Chandigarh

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. 24 December 2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party

Chhattisgarh

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021[18][19]
1. 20 December 2021 Birgaon Municipal Corporation rowspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
2. Bhilai Municipal Corporation
3. Risali Municipal Corporation
4. Bhilai-Charauda Municipal Corporation

Goa

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. March 2021 Municipal Corporation of Panaji bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party

Gujarat

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021[20][21]
1. February 2021 Amdavad Municipal Corporation rowspan="7" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
2. Surat Municipal Corporation
3. Vadodara Municipal Corporation
4. Rajkot Municipal Corporation
5. Jamnagar Municipal Corporation
6. Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation
7. October 2021 Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation

Himachal Pradesh

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. April 2021 Palampur Municipal Corporation rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
2. Solan Municipal Corporation
3. Mandi Municipal Corporation rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
4. Dharamshala Municipal Corporation

Karnataka

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. May 2021 Ballari Municipal Corporation style="background:Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
2. September 2021 Kalaburagi Municipal Corporation rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
3. Belagavi Municipal Corporation
4. Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation

Meghalaya

S.No. Date Autonomous councils Winner 2021
1. April 2021 Garo Hills Autonomous District Council style="background:Template:Party color" | National People's Party

Mizoram

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. February 2021 Aizawl Municipal Corporation style="background:Template:Party color" | Mizo National Front

Punjab

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. 14 February 2021 Abohar Municipal Corporation rowspan="8" style="background:Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
2. Batala Municipal Corporation
3. Bathinda Municipal Corporation
4. Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation
5. Kapurthala Municipal Corporation
6. Mohali Municipal Corporation
7. Moga Municipal Corporation
8. Pathankot Municipal Corporation

Rajasthan

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. January 2021 Ajmer Municipal Corporation style="background:Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party

Sikkim

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. 31 March 2021 Gangtok Municipal Corporation style="background:Template:Party color" | Independent

Telangana

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. May 2021 Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" | Bharat Rashtra Samithi
2. Khammam Municipal Corporation

Tripura

S.No. Date Municipal corporations/ Autonomous councils Winner 2021
1. 6 April 2021 Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Tipra Motha Party
2 25 November 2021 Agartala Municipal Corporation rowspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party

West Bengal

S.No. Date Municipal corporations Winner 2021
1. 19 December 2021 Kolkata Municipal Corporation style="background:Template:Party color"| Trinamool Congress

See also

References

  1. ↑ Terms of the Houses. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 Aug 2019.
  2. ↑ Congress retains Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat. The Hindu(2021-05-03). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  3. ↑ Malappuram Lok Sabha Bypoll To Be Held With Kerala Assembly Election. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  4. ↑ Lok Sabha MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao passes away. The Indian Express(2020-09-16). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  5. ↑ Karnataka: BJP wins Belgaum Lok Sabha, Basavakalyan assembly segment, Congress bags Maski assembly seat. The Times of India(2021-05-02). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  6. ↑ Dadra and Nagar Haveli LS bypoll | Shiv Sena wins by a margin of 51,269 votes. The Hindu(2021-11-02). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  7. ↑ MP bypolls: Counting of votes on Tuesday in Khandwa Lok Sabha, three assembly seats. The Times of India(2021-11-01). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  8. ↑ Himachal bypoll results: Congress wins all four seats, including one Lok Sabha, 3 assembly seats. The Times of India(2021-11-02). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  9. ↑ Bihar Bypolls Results 2021 highlights: JD(U) wins both seats despite RJD's spirited fight in Tarapur. Hindustan Times(2 November 2021). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Bye election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Result November 2021 - Himachal Pradesh - Arki. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Deglur assembly Bye Election 2021 Result(2021).
  12. ↑ Bhabanipur MLA Sovandeb Resigns Amid Indications That Mamata Will Return To Her Old Seat.
  13. ↑ 2 West Bengal BJP MPs resign as MLAs.
  14. ↑ Covid-19 positive TMC candidate Kajal Sinha dies at Kolkata hospital.
  15. ↑ 3-Time Trinamool Congress MLA Jayanta Naskar Dies.
  16. ↑ YSRC wins all municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh. The Times of India(2021-03-14). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  17. ↑ YSRC sweeps civic polls in Andhra Pradesh | YSRC sweeps civic polls in Andhra Pradesh. www.deccanchronicle.com(2021-11-18). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  18. ↑ Congress wins big in polls held in 15 urban civic bodies of Chhattisgarh. India Today(2021-12-24). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  19. ↑ भिलाई नगर निगम में लगातार तीसरी बार कांग्रेस का कब्जा, नीरज पाल बने मेयर. ABP News(2022-01-06). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  20. ↑ BJP sweeps municipal polls in Gujarat. The Hindu(2021-02-23). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  21. ↑ BJP sweeps Gandhinagar municipal polls. The Hindu(2021-10-05). Retrieved 2026-02-15.

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