2026 elections in India

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The 2026 elections in India are expected 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 Template:Full party name with colour Died on 25 September 2024[1] TBD
2 Shillong Meghalaya Ricky A. J. Syngkon Template:Full party name with colour Died on 19 February 2026[2] TBD
3 Nagaon Assam Pradyut Bordoloi Template:Full party name with colour Resigned on 18 March 2026[3][4] TBD

Rajya Sabha elections

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Elections for 37 seats in the Rajya Sabha were held on 16 March 2026.[5] Elections will also be held in May and November.

State Assembly elections

Date(s)[6] State/UT Before election After election Maps
Parties CM Parties CM
9 April 2026[7] Assam Template:Full party name with color Himanta Biswa Sarma TBD
Kerala Template:Full party name with color Pinarayi Vijayan TBD
Puducherry Template:Full party name with color N. Rangaswamy TBD
Template:Full party name with color
23 April 2026[8] Tamil Nadu Template:Full party name with color M. K. Stalin TBD
23 & 29 April 2026[9] West Bengal Template:Full party name with color Mamata Banerjee TBD

State Assembly by-elections

Bihar

Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA
TBD 182 Bankipur Nitin Nabin Template:Full party name with color Elected to Rajya Sabha TBD

Gujarat

Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA
23 April 2026[10] 111 Umreth Govindbhai Parmar Template:Full party name with color Died on 6 March 2026[11] TBD

Karnataka

Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA
9 April 2026[10] 21 Bagalkot H. Y. Meti Template:Full party name with color Died on 4 November 2025[12] TBD
107 Davanagere South Shamanuru Shivashankarappa Died on 14 December 2025[13]

Maharashtra

Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA
23 April 2026[10] 223 Rahuri Shivaji Kardile Template:Full party name with color Died on 17 October 2025[14] TBD
201 Baramati Ajit Pawar Template:Full party name with color Died on 28 January 2026[15]

Nagaland

Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA
9 April 2026[10] 28 Koridang Imkong L. Imchen Template:Full party name with color Died on 11 November 2025[16] TBD

Tripura

Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA
9 April 2026[10] 56 Dharmanagar Biswa Bandhu Sen Template:Full party name with color Died on 26 December 2025[17] TBD

Local Body elections

Andhra Pradesh

Date Governing body Government before Government after
TBA Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] TBD
Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation
Kakinada Municipal Corporation
Guntur Municipal Corporation
Chittoor Municipal Corporation
Eluru Municipal Corporation
Nellore Municipal Corporation
Ongole Municipal Corporation
Anantapur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color[25]
Kadapa Municipal Corporation
Kurnool Municipal Corporation
Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation
Tirupati Municipal Corporation
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation
Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation Did not exist
Srikakulam Municipal Corporation

Assam

Date Governing body Government before[26][27] Government after
TBA Mising Autonomous Council Sanmilita Gana Shakti TBD
Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Template:Full party name with color
Tiwa Autonomous Council
Bodo Kachari Autonomous Council Did not exist
Kamtapur Autonomous Council
Matak Autonomous Council
Moran Autonomous Council
Silchar Municipal Corporation

Chandigarh

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Date Governing body Government before[28] Government after
TBD Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with colour TBD

Chhattisgarh

Date Governing body Government before[29][30] Government after
TBD Bhilai Charoda Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with colour TBD
Bhilai Municipal Corporation
Birgaon Municipal Corporation
Risali Municipal Corporation

Goa

Date Governing body Government before[31] Government after[32]
11 March 2026[33] Panaji City Corporation bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Non partisan bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Non partisan

Gujarat

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Date Governing body Government before[34][35] Government after
26 April 2026 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color Template:Full party name with color
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 Template:Full party name with color TBD

Haryana

Date Governing body Government before Government after
10 May 2026 Ambala Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color TBD
Panchkula Municipal Corporation
Sonipat Municipal Corporation

Himachal Pradesh

Date Governing body Government before Government after
17 May 2026[36] Dharamshala Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color TBD
Mandi Municipal Corporation
Palampur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Solan Municipal Corporation Template:Party name with color[37]
Baddi Municipal Corporation Newly formed[38]
Hamirpur Municipal Corporation
Una Municipal Corporation

Jammu and Kashmir

Date Governing body Government before/ last election Government after
TBA Jammu Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color TBD
Srinagar Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color

Jharkhand

Date Governing body Government before Government after[39][40]
23 February 2026[41] Adityapur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color rowspan=9 bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Non partisan
Giridih Municipal Corporation
Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation
Medininagar Municipal Corporation
Ranchi Municipal Corporation
Chas Municipal Corporation rowspan=3 bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Non partisan
Deoghar Municipal Corporation
Dhanbad Municipal Corporation
Mango Municipal Corporation did not exist

Karnataka

Date Governing body[42] Government before Government after
TBA Bengaluru Central City Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Template:Small[43] 		TBD
Bengaluru North City Corporation
Bengaluru East City Corporation
Bengaluru South City Corporation
Bengaluru West City Corporation
Mangaluru City Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Mysuru City Corporation
Shivamogga City Corporation
Belagavi City Corporation
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation
Vijayapura City Corporation
Davanagere City Corporation Template:Full party name with color[44][45]
Tumakuru City Corporation
Ballari City Corporation
Bidar City Corporation
Kalaburagi City Corporation
Raichur City Corporation Newly formed
Hassan City Corporation

Ladakh

Date Governing body Government before Government after
TBA Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh Template:Full party name with color TBD

Maharashtra

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Date Governing body Government before Government after[46][47]
15 January 2026[48] Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation
Jalgaon Municipal Corporation
Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Thane Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation
Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color Template:Full party name with color
Latur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color Template:Full party name with color
Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation Template:Party name with color
Malegaon Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Parbhani Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Kolhapur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Pune Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Nagpur Municipal Corporation
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Nashik Municipal Corporation
Solapur Municipal Corporation
Amravati Municipal Corporation
Akola Municipal Corporation
Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation
Panvel Municipal Corporation
Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation
Dhule Municipal Corporation
Chandrapur Municipal Corporation
Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation Newly formed
Jalna Municipal Corporation

Manipur

Date Governing body Government before[49][50] Government after
TBA Imphal Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color TBD
Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council
Chandel Autonomous District Council Template:Full party name with color
Manipur North Autonomous District Council
Tamenglong Autonomous District Council
Ukhrul Autonomous District Council
Churachandpur Autonomous District Council Template:Party name with color

Meghalaya

Date Governing body Government before[51] Government after
TBD Garo Hills Autonomous District Council Template:Full party name with color TBD

Mizoram

Date Governing body Government before Government after[52]
21 April 2026[53] Aizawl Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color Template:Full party name with color

Odisha

Date Governing body Government before Government after
TBA Rourkela Municipal Corporation did not exist TBD
Sambalpur Municipal Corporation
Puri Municipal Corporation

Punjab

Date Governing body Government before[54] Government after
TBA Bathinda Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color[55][56] TBD
Moga Municipal Corporation
Abohar Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color[57][58]
Mohali Municipal Corporation
Batala Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation
Kapurthala Municipal Corporation
Pathankot Municipal Corporation
Barnala Municipal Corporation Did not exist

Rajasthan

Date Governing body Government before Government after
TBA Jaipur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Template:Small 		TBD
Template:Party name with color
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Jodhpur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Template:Small[60]
Template:Full party name with color
Template:Small
Ajmer Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Udaipur Municipal Corporation
Bikaner Municipal Corporation
Bharatpur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Kota Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
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Template:Full party name with color
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Alwar Municipal Corporation Newly formed
Bhilwara Municipal Corporation

Sikkim

Date Governing body Government before Government after
TBA Gangtok Municipal Corporation bgcolor="Template:Party color"| Non partisan[62] TBD

Telangana

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Date Governing body Government before Government after[63][64]
11 February 2026[65] Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color Template:Full party name with color
Nizamabad Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Ramagundam Municipal Corporation
Mahabubnagar Municipal Corporation Newly formed
Mancherial Municipal Corporation
Nalgonda Municipal Corporation
Kothagudem Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
TBA[66] Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Template:Small[67] 		TBD
Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation
Cyberbad Municipal Corporation
Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color
Khammam Municipal Corporation

Tripura

Date Governing body Government before Government after[68]
12 April 2026[69] Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Template:Full party name with color Template:Full party name with color
TBA Agartala Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color TBA

West Bengal

Date Governing body Government before Government after
TBA Durgapur Municipal Corporation Template:Full party name with color TBD
Howrah Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Municipal Corporation

See also

Notes

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References

West Bengal election Result 2026

  1. ↑ TMC Basirhat MP Sk Nurul Islam dies at 61(2024-09-25). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ↑ Shillong MP Ricky Andrew J. Syngkon passes away. The Hindu(2026-02-19). Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  3. ↑ Assam assembly elections: MP Pradyut Bordoloi quits Congress after 30 years, gets offer from Himanta Biswa Sarma to join BJP. Times of India. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  4. ↑ Pradyut Bordoloi resigns as Nagaon MP, meets Amit Shah; likely to contest assembly polls. ANI. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  5. ↑ Elections To 37 Rajya Sabha Seats Falling Vacant Across 10 States On March 16: EC. ETV Bharat News(2026-02-18). Retrieved 2026-02-22.
  6. ↑ Assembly Election Dates 2026 Schedule: Voting date, result and full details for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Keralam & Puducherry. The Times of India(2026-03-15). Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  7. ↑ Results published on 4 May 2026
  8. ↑ Results published on 4 May 2026
  9. ↑ Results published on 4 May 2026
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Voting for assembly bypolls across 6 states on April 9 and April 23, results on May 4: ECI. Hindustan Times(2026-03-15). Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  11. ↑ Umreth BJP MLA Govindbhai Parmar passes away. DeshGujarat(2026-03-06). Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  12. ↑ Karnataka Congress MLA HY Meti passes away at 79 in Bengaluru. Hindustan Times(2025-11-04). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  13. ↑ Veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa passes away at 94. The Hindu(2025-12-14). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  14. ↑ Maharashtra: Rahuri MLA Shivaji Kardile passes away. The Times of India(2025-10-17). Retrieved 2025-10-19.
  15. ↑ Ajit Pawar, 4 others die in plane crash during emergency landing in Maharashtra's Baramati. The Times of India(2026-01-28). Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  16. ↑ Five-time Nagaland MLA Imkong L Imchen passes away. Hindustan Times(2025-11-11). Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  17. ↑ Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen passes away. The Hindu(2025-12-26). Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  18. ↑ TDP scores hat-trick in Rajahmundry. The Hindu(2014-05-12). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  19. ↑ TDP bags 32 of 48 seats in Kakinada civic body polls. The Times of India(2017-09-01). Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  20. ↑ TDP-led alliance bags Vizag, Guntur mayor posts!. greatandhra.com(2025-04-28). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  21. ↑ YSRC suffers jolt in erstwhile West Godavari as Eluru Mayor joins TDP. The New Indian Express(2024-08-28). Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  22. ↑ Setback for YSRCP as Chittoor mayor, deputy mayor, 23 corporators join TDP. The Hindu(2024-07-05). Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  23. ↑ Mayor, Dy. Mayor, 8 corporators quit YSRCP, join TDP. PYNR(2024-08-15). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  24. ↑ https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/nellore-mayor-sravanthis-resignation-accepted-1032210
  25. ↑ YSRC wins all municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh. The Times of India(2021-03-14). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  26. ↑ Assam: BJP, Allies Win Mising, Rabha Hasong, Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Elections. www.india.com(2019-01-29). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  27. ↑ Assam: BJP sweeps Tiwa Autonomous Council polls. NorthEast Now(2020-12-19). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  28. ↑ Chandigarh: BJP’s Saurabh Joshi elected mayor as tight security marks MC polls. The Times of India(2026-01-29). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  29. ↑ Congress wins big in polls held in 15 urban civic bodies of Chhattisgarh. India Today(2021-12-24). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  30. ↑ भिलाई नगर निगम में लगातार तीसरी बार कांग्रेस का कब्जा, नीरज पाल बने मेयर. ABP News(2022-01-06). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  31. ↑ Goa municipal election results 2021: What we know so far. Hindustan Times(2021-03-22). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  32. ↑ BJP-backed panel sweeps Panaji municipal corporation polls, wins 27 of 30 seats. Hindustan Times(2026-03-13). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  33. ↑ Elections to CCP's 30 wards on March 11, counting on 13.
  34. ↑ BJP sweeps municipal polls in Gujarat. The Hindu(2021-02-23). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  35. ↑ BJP sweeps Gandhinagar municipal polls. The Hindu(2021-10-05). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  36. ↑ HP elections on May 17. The Times of India(2026-04-22). Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  37. ↑ Cong in majority, but rebel is Solan mayor. The Times of India(2023-12-08). Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  38. ↑ Himachal cabinet okays upgrade for three municipal councils. Hindustan Times(2024-11-17). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  39. ↑ Jharkhand elections: Stage set for polls to 48 civic bodies. The Hindu(2026-02-22). Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  40. ↑ BJP suffers setback in Jharkhand Municipal polls. News Arena India(2026-02-28). Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  41. ↑ Jharkhand Announces Municipal Elections: Voting On February 23, Counting On February 27. ETV Bharat News(2026-01-27). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  42. ↑ City Corporations | Directorate of Municipal Administration. www.municipaladmn.gov.in. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  43. ↑ BJP candidate Gautam Kumar wins Bengaluru mayoral poll. India Today(2019-10-01). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  44. ↑ Cong sweeps Davanagere city corpn election. The Times of India(2024-09-27). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  45. ↑ ತುಮಕೂರು ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್‍ನ ಪ್ರಭಾವತಿಗೆ ಒಲಿದ ಮೇಯರ್‌ ಪಟ್ಟ; ಉಪ ಮೇಯರ್‌ ಆಗಿ ಟಿ.ಕೆ. ನರಸಿಂಹಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅವಿರೋಧ ಆಯ್ಕೆ. Vijay Karnataka(2022-09-10). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  46. ↑ Maharashtra Civic Election Results: Complete list of all 29 municipal corporations. moneycontrol.com(2026-01-16). Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  47. ↑ Urban sweep: BJP captures 20 of 28 mayoral posts across Maharashtra. The Indian Express(2026-02-17). Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  48. ↑ Maharashtra: BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16. India TV News(2025-12-15). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  49. ↑ Finally, new ADC Members sworn in. e-pao.net(2015-07-14). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  50. ↑ ADC Election Final Results 2015. www.e-pao.net(2015-06-11). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  51. ↑ Albinush Marak elected as new GHADC chief. Syllad(2022-03-05). Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  52. ↑ ZPM Secures Landslide Victory In Aizawl Municipal Corporation Polls. News18(2026-04-27). Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  53. ↑ Aizwal Municiapl Corporation, date of poll 21 april 2026 and counting on 27 april 2026. India TodayNE(2025-03-20). Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  54. ↑ Congress wins Punjab local body elections with thumping majority, bags seven municipal corporations. Moneycontrol.com(2021-02-17). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  55. ↑ AAP gets first mayor in Punjab with Baljit Singh Channi’s election in Moga. Hindustan Times(2023-08-21). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  56. ↑ AAP grabs Bathinda MC, PCA President’ son Padamjit Mehta grabs post of Mayor. The Times of India(2025-02-05). Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  57. ↑ Abohar mayor, 46 Congress councillors jump ship, join BJP. Hindustan Times(2023-08-11). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  58. ↑ Amarjeet Sidhu resumes charge of Mohali Mayor. Hindustan Times(2023-01-23). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  59. ↑ BJP councillors begin strike at JMC-H over corruption. The Times of India(2025-08-21). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  60. ↑ Jodhpur civic bodies will have mayors from Congress and BJP. The Times of India(2020-11-04). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  61. ↑ Kota mayor joins BJP. The Times of India(2024-03-31). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  62. ↑ Sikkim to enjoy non-partisan Municipal and Panchayat elections after 27 years. NorthEast Now(2021-03-30). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  63. ↑ Congress dominates Telangana civic polls, sweeps 83 municipalities; BRS suffers setback, BJP surprises with wins in Karimnagar, Nizamabad. The Times of India(2026-02-14). Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  64. ↑ Congress dominates Telangana mayoral polls, BRS fails to open account. The Siasat Daily(2026-02-16). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  65. ↑ Telangana: Municipal Elections on Feb 11; Results on Feb 13(27 January 2026).
  66. ↑ Three municipal corporations planned, GHMC elections likely in April–May. Telangana Today(2026-01-01). Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  67. ↑ Hyderabad Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi joins Congress. The Siasat Daily(2024-03-30). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  68. ↑ TTAADC Election Results 2026: Tipra Motha Wins 24 Seats, BJP Gets 4; All 28 Results Declared.
  69. ↑ TTAADC Polls Advanced to April 12 to Avoid Tribal Festivals. Northeast Today(2026-03-18). Retrieved 2026-03-18.

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