Elections 2026 Poll Schedule will shape the next major political cycle in India. Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry will elect new Assemblies next year, and several local bodies will also vote nationwide. This sweeping election season begins soon and sets the stage for a high-stakes political year.
Assam will vote for 126 seats, Kerala for 140, Tamil Nadu for 234, West Bengal for 294, and Puducherry for 30 seats. Several states will also host by-elections. Goa’s Ponda seat, Karnataka’s Bagalkot seat, and Maharashtra’s Rahuri seat will go to the polls after the deaths of their sitting MLAs. Manipur’s Tadubi seat and Nagaland’s Koridang seat will also elect new representatives.
Local elections add to the packed calendar. Maharashtra will hold polls for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats on December 2, with counting on December 3. Kerala will vote for its local bodies on December 9 and 11. Mizoram will elect members to the Lai Autonomous District Council on December 3. Arunachal Pradesh’s Itanagar Municipal Corporation will vote on December 15.
India now enters a long election phase that stretches into early 2026. Parties across the country are preparing their strategies.
