2024_elections_in_India
The 2024 elections in India includes the general election and elections to the Rajya Sabha, to state legislative assemblies, to Panchayats and urban local bodies.
Quick Facts Incumbent Prime Minister, Next Lok Sabha ...
← 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 → General election year | |
Incumbent Prime Minister | Narendra Modi (NDA) |
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Next Lok Sabha | 18th |
Rajya Sabha elections | |
Seats contested | 65 |
Net seat change | TBD (NDA +4) |
Lok Sabha elections | |
Seats contested | 543 |
State elections | |
States contested | 8 |
Net state change | TBD |
State by-elections | |
Seats contested | 34 |
Net seat change | TBD |
Local elections | |
Seats contested | 107 |
Net seat change | TBD |
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Main article: 2024 Indian general election
Indian media reporting indicates that a national election is due in 2024, to constitute the 18th Lok Sabha.[1][2][3][4]
More information Date*, Election ...
Date* | Election | Government before | Prime Minister before election | Government after | Elected Prime Minister | ||
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19 April – 1 June 2024 | Lok Sabha | National Democratic Alliance | Narendra Modi | TBD | |||
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Indian media reporting indicate elections for the following legislative assemblies are due in 2024.[5][6][7][8]
More information Date(s), State ...
Date(s) | State | Government before | Chief Minister before | Government after | Elected Chief Minister | Maps | |
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19 April 2024 | Arunachal Pradesh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Pema Khandu | TBD | |||
Sikkim | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | Prem Singh Tamang | |||||
Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||
13 May 2024 | Andhra Pradesh | YSR Congress Party | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | ||||
13 May – 1 June 2024 | Odisha | Biju Janata Dal | Naveen Patnaik | ||||
Before September 2024 | Jammu and Kashmir | President's Rule | |||||
October 2024* | Haryana | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nayab Singh Saini | ||||
Maharashtra | Bharatiya Janata Party | Eknath Shinde | |||||
Shiv Sena | |||||||
Nationalist Congress Party | |||||||
November/ December 2024* | Jharkhand | Mahagathbandhan | Champai Soren |
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* Tentative schedule per assembly tenure. Source: Elections in India[9]
Bihar
More information Date, Constituency ...
Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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1 June 2024 | 195 | Agiaon | Manoj Manzil | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | Disqualified on 16 February 2024[10] | TBD | |||
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Gujarat
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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7 May 2024 | 26 | Vijapur | C. J. Chavda | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 19 January 2024[11] | TBD | |||
83 | Porbandar | Arjun Modhwadia | Resigned on 4 March 2024[12] | ||||||
85 | Manavadar | Arvindbhai Jinabhai Ladani | Resigned on 6 March 2024[13] | ||||||
108 | Khambhat | Chirag Patel | Resigned on 19 December 2023[14] | ||||||
136 | Vaghodiya | Dharmendrasinh Vaghela | Independent | Resigned on 25 January 2024[15] | |||||
TBD | 87 | Visavadar | Bhupendra Bhayani | Aam Aadmi Party | Resigned on 13 December 2023[16] |
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Haryana
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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25 May 2024 | 195 | Karnal | Manohar Lal Khattar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Resigned on 13 March 2024[17] | TBD | |||
TBD | 44 | Rania | Ranjit Singh Chautala | Independent | Resigned on 26 March 2024[18] | ||||
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Himachal Pradesh
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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1 June 2024 | 18 | Dharamshala | Sudhir Sharma | Indian National Congress | Disqualified on 29 February 2024[19] | TBA | |||
21 | Lahaul and Spiti | Ravi Thakur | |||||||
37 | Sujanpur | Rajinder Rana | |||||||
39 | Barsar | Inder Dutt Lakhanpal | |||||||
42 | Gagret | Chaitanya Sharma | |||||||
45 | Kutlehar | Davinder Kumar Bhutto | |||||||
TBA | 10 | Dehra | Hoshyar Singh | Independent | Resigned on 22 March 2024[20] | ||||
38 | Hamirpur | Ashish Sharma | |||||||
51 | Nalagarh | K.L. Thakur |
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Jharkhand
More information Date, Constituency ...
Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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20 May 2024 | 31 | Gandey | Sarfaraz Ahmad | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Resigned on 1 January 2024[21] | TBD | |||
TBD | 11 | Jama | Sita Soren | Resigned on 19 March 2024[22] |
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Karnataka
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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7 May 2024 | 36 | Shorapur | Raja Venkatappa Naik | Indian National Congress | Died on 24 February 2024[23] | TBD |
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Kerala
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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TBD | 88 | Devikulam | A. Raja | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Election annulled[24] | TBD | |||
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Maharashtra
More information Date, Constituency ...
Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||
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TBD | 30 | Akola West | Govardhan Mangilal Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died on 3 November 2023[25] | TBD | |
35 | Karanja | Rajendra Sukhanand Patni | Died on 23 February 2024[26] | ||||
49 | Savner | Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar | Indian National Congress | Disqualified on 24 December 2023[27] | |||
85 | Bhokar | Ashok Chavan | Resigned on 12 February 2024[28] | ||||
286 | Khanapur | Anil Babar | Shiv Sena | Died on 31 January 2024[29] | |||
51 | Umred | Raju Devnath Parwe | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 24 March 2024[30] |
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Punjab
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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TBD | 44 | Chabbewal | Raj Kumar Chabbewal | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 15 March 2024[31] | TBD |
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Rajasthan
More information Date, Constituency ...
Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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26 April 2024 | 165 | Bagidora | Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 19 February 2024[32] | TBD | |||
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Tamil Nadu
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||
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19 April 2024 | 233 | Vilavancode | S. Vijayadharani | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 24 February 2024[33] | TBD | |
TBA | 75 | Vikravandi | N. Pugazhenthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Died on 6 April 2024[34] |
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Telangana
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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13 May 2024 | 71 | Secunderabad Cantonment | G. Lasya Nanditha | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | Died on 23 February 2024[35] | TBD | |||
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Tripura
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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19 April 2024 | 7 | Ramnagar | Surajit Datta | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died on 27 December 2023[36] | TBD | |||
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Uttarakhand
More information Date, Constituency ...
Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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TBD | 33 | Manglaur | Sarwat Karim Ansari | Bahujan Samaj Party | Died on 30 October 2023[37] | TBD | |||
4 | Badrinath | Rajendra Singh Bhandari | Indian National Congress | Resigned on 17 March 2024[38] | |||||
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Uttar Pradesh
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Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
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13 May 2024 | 136 | Dadraul | Manvendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Died on 5 January 2024[39] | TBD | |||
20 May 2024 | 173 | Lucknow East | Ashutosh Tandon | Died on 9 November 2023[40] | |||||
25 May 2024 | 292 | Gainsari | Shiv Pratap Yadav | Samajwadi Party | Died on 28 January 2024[41] | ||||
1 June 2024 | 403 | Duddhi | Ramdular Gaur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Disqualified on 15 December 2023[42] |
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West Bengal
More information Date, Constituency ...
Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||
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7 May 2024 | 62 | Bhagabangola | Idris Ali | All India Trinamool Congress | Died on 16 February 2024[43] | TBD | |
1 June 2024 | 113 | Baranagar | Tapas Roy | Resigned on 4 March 2024[44] | |||
TBD | 35 | Raiganj | Krishna Kalyani | Bharatiya Janata Party | Resigned on 27 March 2024[45] | ||
90 | Ranaghat Dakshin | Mukut Mani Adhikari | Resigned on 19 April 2024[46] | ||||
94 | Bagdah | Biswajit Das | |||||
167 | Maniktala | Sadhan Pande | All India Trinamool Congress | Died on 20 February 2022[47] | |||
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Andhra Pradesh
More information Date, Municipal Corporation ...
Date | Municipal Corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Kakinada Municipal Corporation | Telugu Desam Party | TBD | ||
Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation | |||||
Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation | Did not exist | ||||
Srikakulam Municipal Corporation | |||||
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Assam
More information Date, Autonomous Council ...
Date | Autonomous Council | Government before | Government after | ||
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8 January 2024 | Dima Hasao Autonomous Council | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
TBD | Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council | TBD | |||
Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council | |||||
Mising Autonomous Council | Sammilita Gana Shakti | ||||
Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council | Did not exist | ||||
Kamatapur Autonomous Council | |||||
Matak Autonomous Council | |||||
Moran Autonomous Council | |||||
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Chhattisgarh
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Ambikapur Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | TBD | ||
Bilaspur Municipal Corporation | |||||
Chirmiri Municipal Corporation | |||||
Dhamtari Municipal Corporation | |||||
Durg Municipal Corporation Durg | |||||
Jagdalpur Municipal Corporation | |||||
Korba Municipal Corporation | |||||
Raigarh Municipal Corporation | |||||
Raipur Municipal Corporation | |||||
Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation |
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Gujarat
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Junagadh Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD |
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Haryana
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Gurugram Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
Faridabad Municipal Corporation | |||||
Rohtak Municipal Corporation | |||||
Karnal Municipal Corporation | |||||
Hisar Municipal Corporation | |||||
Panipat Municipal Corporation | |||||
Yamunanagar Municipal Corporation | |||||
Manesar Municipal Corporation | Did not exist | ||||
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Jammu and Kashmir
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Jammu Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
Srinagar Municipal Corporation | Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party | ||||
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Jharkhand
More information Date, Municipal Corporation ...
Date | Municipal Corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Adityapur Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
Giridih Municipal Corporation | |||||
Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation | |||||
Medininagar Municipal Corporation | |||||
Ranchi Municipal Corporation | |||||
Chas Municipal Corporation | did not exist | ||||
Deoghar Municipal Corporation | |||||
Dhanbad Municipal Corporation | |||||
Jamshedpur Municipal Corporation |
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Karnataka
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
Mysuru City Corporation | |||||
Shivamogga City Corporation | |||||
Tumakuru City Corporation | |||||
Davanagere City Corporation | |||||
Mangalore City Corporation |
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Maharashtra
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
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Manipur
More information Date, Municipal Corporation/ Autonomous Council ...
Date | Municipal Corporation/ Autonomous Council | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Imphal Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | TBD | ||
Chandel Autonomous District Council | |||||
Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council | |||||
Tamenglong Autonomous District Council | |||||
Manipur North Autonomous District Council | Naga People's Front | ||||
Ukhrul Autonomous District Council | |||||
Churachandpur Autonomous District Council | Independent |
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Meghalaya
More information Date, Autonomous Council ...
Date | Autonomous Council | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council | National People's Party | TBD | ||
Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council |
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Odisha
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Rourkela Municipal Corporation | did not exist | TBD | ||
Sambalpur Municipal Corporation |
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Punjab
Main article: 2024 Punjab, India local elections
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Amritsar Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | TBD | ||
Jalandhar Municipal Corporation | |||||
Patiala Municipal Corporation | |||||
Ludhiana Municipal Corporation | |||||
Phagwara Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party[48] |
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Rajasthan
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Bikaner Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | ||
Udaipur Municipal Corporation | |||||
Bharatpur Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | ||||
Alwar Municipal Corporation | did not exist |
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Uttarakhand
Main article: 2024 Uttarakhand local elections
More information Date, Municipal corporation ...
Date | Municipal corporation | Government before | Government after | |
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TBD | Dehradun Municipal Corporation | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD | |
Rishikesh Municipal Corporation | ||||
Rudrapur Municipal Corporation | ||||
Kashipur Municipal Corporation | ||||
Haldwani Municipal Corporation | ||||
Haridwar Municipal Corporation | Indian National Congress | |||
Kotdwar Municipal Corporation | ||||
Roorkee Municipal Corporation | Independent | |||
Srinagar Municipal Corporation | did not exist |
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West Bengal
More information Date, Municipal Corporation ...
Date | Municipal Corporation | Government before | Government after | ||
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TBD | Durgapur Municipal Corporation | All India Trinamool Congress | TBD | ||
Howrah Municipal Corporation |
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