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 6 October 2026 Nagaon Assam Pradyut Bordoloi Resigned on 18 March 2026 TBD 2TBA Basirhat West Bengal Haji Nurul Islam Died on 25 September 2024 3 Shillong Meghalaya Ricky A. J. Syngkon Died on 19 February 2026
Rajya Sabha elections
DateElectionMajority beforeMajority afterMarch - November 2026Rajya Sabha
State Assembly elections
Date(s) State/UT Before election After election Maps Party CM Party CM 9 April 2026Results published on 4 May 2026 Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Himanta Biswa Sarma Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan V. D. Satheesan Puducherry All India N. R. Congress N. Rangaswamy All India N. R. Congress N. Rangaswamy 23 April 2026Results published on 4 May 2026 Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin C. Joseph Vijay 23 & 29 April 2026Results published on 4 May 2026 West Bengal Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari
State Assembly by-elections Bihar Date Constituency Previous MLA ReasonElected MLA30 July 2026182BankipurNitin Nabin Elected to the Rajya Sabha Prashant Kishor
Gujarat Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA 23 April 2026 111 Umreth Govindbhai Parmar Died on 6 March 2026 Harshad Parmar 30 July 2026145ManjalpurYogesh PatelDied on 2 June 2026 Satish Patel
Jharkhand Date Constituency Previous MLA ReasonElected MLATBD32GiridihSudivya Kumar Died on 6 September 2026TBD
Karnataka Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA 9 April 2026 21 Bagalkot H. Y. Meti Died on 4 November 2025 U. H. Meti 107 Davanagere SouthShamanuru Shivashankarappa Died on 14 December 2025 Samarth Mallikarjun ShamanurTBD100HiriyurD. Sudhakar Died on 10 May 2026TBD
Madhya Pradesh Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA30 July 202622DatiaRajendra Bharti Disqualified on 2 April 2026 Ghanshyam Singh
Maharashtra Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA 23 April 2026 201 Baramati Ajit Pawar Died on 28 January 2026 Sunetra Pawar 223 Rahuri Shivaji Kardile Died on 17 October 2025 Akshay Kardile
Nagaland Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA 9 April 2026 28 Koridang Imkong L. Imchen Died on 11 November 2025 Daochier L. Imchen
Puducherry Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA 6 October 2026 9 Thattanchavady N. Rangaswamy Resigned on 17 May 2026TBD
Tamil Nadu
Date Constituency Previous MLA Party Reason Elected MLA6 October 202635MaduranthakamMaragatham KumaravelResigned on 25 May 2026TBD101DharapuramP. SathyabamaTBD103PerunduraiS. JayakumarTBDElection Petition Pending135KarurM. R. VijayabhaskarResigned on 29 June 2026141Tiruchirappalli EastC. Joseph VijayResigned on 10 May 2026179ViralimalaiC. VijayabaskarResigned on 16 June 2026225AmbasamudramE. SubayaResigned on 26 May 2026
Tripura Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA 9 April 202656DharmanagarBiswa Bandhu SenDied on 26 December 2025Jahar Chakraborti
Telangana Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA TBD60 KhairatabadDanam Nagender Disqualified on 18 September 2026.TBD
West Bengal Date Constituency Previous MLA Reason Elected MLA6 October 202670RejinagarHumayun Kabir Resigned on 13 May 2026 TBD210NandigramSuvendu AdhikariResigned on 13 May 2026TBD
Local Body elections
Andhra Pradesh Date Governing body Government before Government after TBAGreater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation 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 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 beforeGovernment after 3 October 2026 Silchar Municipal CorporationNewly formed
Chandigarh
Date Governing body Government before Government after TBD Chandigarh Municipal Corporation TBD
Chhattisgarh Date Governing body Government before Government after TBD Bhilai Charoda Municipal Corporation TBD Bhilai Municipal Corporation Birgaon Municipal Corporation Risali Municipal Corporation
Goa Date Governing body Government before Government after 11 March 2026 Panaji City Corporation Non partisan Non partisan Gujarat
Date Governing body Government before Government after26 April 2026 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Surat Municipal Corporation Vadodara Municipal Corporation Rajkot Municipal Corporation Jamnagar Municipal Corporation Bhavnagar Municipal CorporationAnand Municipal Corporation Newly formed Gandhidham Municipal Corporation Mehsana Municipal CorporationMorbi Municipal Corporation Nadiad Municipal Corporation Navsari Municipal Corporation Porbandar Chhaya Municipal Corporation Surendranagar Municipal Corporation Vapi Municipal Corporation11 October 2026 Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation TBD
Haryana Date Governing body Government before Government after 10 May 2026Ambala Municipal Corporation Panchkula Municipal CorporationSonipat Municipal Corporation
Himachal Pradesh Date Governing body Government before Government after 17 May 2026 Dharamshala Municipal Corporation Mandi Municipal Corporation Solan Municipal Corporation Palampur Municipal Corporation
Jharkhand Date Governing body Government before Government after 23 February 2026 Adityapur Municipal Corporation 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 Government before Government afterTBA Bengaluru Central City Corporation TBD Bengaluru North City Corporation Bengaluru East City Corporation Bengaluru South City Corporation Bengaluru West City Corporation Mangaluru City Corporation Mysuru City Corporation Shivamogga City CorporationBelagavi City CorporationHubli-Dharwad Municipal CorporationVijayapura City Corporation Davanagere City Corporation Tumakuru City Corporation Ballari City Corporation Bidar City Corporation Kalaburagi City Corporation Raichur City Corporation Newly formed Hassan City Corporation
Maharashtra
DateGoverning body Government beforeGovernment after 15 January 2026Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationChhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal CorporationJalgaon Municipal CorporationAhilyanagar Municipal Corporation Thane Municipal CorporationKalyan-Dombivli Municipal CorporationUlhasnagar Municipal CorporationVasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation Latur Municipal Corporation Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal CorporationMalegaon Municipal CorporationParbhani Municipal CorporationKolhapur Municipal CorporationNanded-Waghala Municipal CorporationNavi Mumbai Municipal CorporationPune Municipal CorporationNagpur Municipal CorporationPimpri-Chinchwad Municipal CorporationNashik Municipal CorporationSolapur Municipal CorporationAmravati Municipal CorporationAkola Municipal CorporationMira Bhayandar Municipal CorporationPanvel Municipal CorporationSangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal CorporationDhule Municipal CorporationChandrapur Municipal CorporationIchalkaranji Municipal CorporationNewly formedJalna Municipal Corporation
Mizoram Date Governing body Government before Government after 21 April 2026 Aizawl Municipal Corporation
Punjab
Date Governing body Government before Government after 26 May 2026 Abohar Municipal Corporation Bathinda Municipal Corporation Barnala Municipal Corporationdid not exist Moga Municipal Corporation Batala Municipal Corporation Mohali Municipal Corporation Kapurthala Municipal Corporation Pathankot Municipal CorporationTBA 5 July 2026 Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation
Rajasthan Date Governing body Government before Government after 9 & 11 September 2026Bikaner Municipal CorporationAjmer Municipal CorporationUdaipur Municipal CorporationJaipur Municipal CorporationJodhpur Municipal Corporation Bharatpur Municipal Corporation Kota Municipal Corporation Alwar Municipal CorporationNewly formed Bhilwara Municipal CorporationPali Municipal Corporation
Sikkim Date Governing body Government before Government after 24 April 2026 Gangtok Municipal Corporation Non partisan
Telangana
Date Governing body Government before Government after11 February 2026 Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Nizamabad Municipal Corporation Ramagundam Municipal Corporation Mahabubnagar Municipal CorporationNewly formed Mancherial Municipal Corporation Nalgonda Municipal Corporation Kothagudem Municipal Corporation
Tripura Date Governing body Government before Government after 12 April 2026Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council TBDAgartala Municipal CorporationTBA
West Bengal Date Governing body Government before Government after TBD Kolkata Municipal Corporation TBDHowrah Municipal Corporation
See also 2025 elections in India 2026 Rajya Sabha elections 2027 elections in India
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