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Elections in India in 2020 included by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha for 73 Seats, elections to state legislative assemblies of 3 states and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies. [1]
| Date(s) | State/UT | Government before | Chief Minister before election | Government after | Elected Chief Minister | Maps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February 2020 | Delhi | Aam Aadmi Party | Arvind Kejriwal | Aam Aadmi Party | Arvind Kejriwal |  | ||
| 28 October 2020, 3 & 7 November 2020 | Bihar | Janata Dal (United) | Nitish Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nitish Kumar |  | ||
| Janata Dal (United) | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Hindustani Awam Morcha | |||||||
| Vikassheel Insaan Party | ||||||||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | State/UT | MP before election | Party before election | Elected MP | Party after election | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 November 2020 | Valmiki Nagar | Bihar | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | Janata Dal | Sunil Kumar | Janata Dal | Death of Baidyanath Prasad Mahto [2] | ||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Marwahi | Ajit Jogi | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | Krishna Kumar Dhruw | Indian National Congress | ||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Abdasa | Pradyumansinh Jadeja | Indian National Congress | Pradyumansinh Jadeja | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2 | Limdi | Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel | Indian National Congress | Kiritsinh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 3 | Morbi | Brijesh Merja | Indian National Congress | Brijesh Merja | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 4 | Dhari | J. V. Kakadiya | Indian National Congress | J. V. Kakadiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 5 | Gadhada | Pravin Maru | Indian National Congress | Atmaram Parmar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 6 | Karjan | Akshay Patel | Indian National Congress | Akshay Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 7 | Dang | Mangalbhai Gavit | Indian National Congress | Vijaybhai Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 8 | Kaparada | Jitubhai Chaudhari | Indian National Congress | Jitubhai Chaudhari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Baroda | Krishan Hooda | Indian National Congress | Indu Raj Narwal | Indian National Congress | ||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Dumka | Hemant Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Basant Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
| 2 | Bermo | Rajendra Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | Kumar Jaimangal (Anup Singh) | Indian National Congress | |||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Sira | B Sathyanarayana | Janata Dal (Secular) | Rajesh Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2 | Rajarajeshwari Nagar | Munirathna | Indian National Congress | Munirathna | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 November 2020 | Wangoi | Oinam Lukhoi Singh | Indian National Congress | Oinam Lukhoi Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2 | Lilong | Muhammad Abdul Nasir | Indian National Congress | Y. Antas Khan | Independent | |||
| 3 | Wangjing Tentha | Paonam Brojen | Indian National Congress | Paonam Brojen | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 4 | Saitu | Ngamthang Haokip | Indian National Congress | Ngamthang Haokip | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 5 | Singhat | Ginsuanhau Zou | Indian National Congress | Ginsuanhau Zou | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Southern Angami-I | Vikho-o Yhoshü | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | Medo Yhokha | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | ||
| 2 | Pungro Kiphire | T. Torechu | Naga People's Front | T Yangseo Sangtam | Independent | |||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Balasore | Madanmohan Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party | Swarup Kumar Das | Biju Janata Dal | ||
| 2 | Tirtol | Bishnu Charan Das | Biju Janata Dal | Bijaya Shankar Das | Biju Janata Dal | |||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Dubbak | Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 November 2020 | Naugawan Sadat | Chetan Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sangeeta Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2 | Bulandshahr | Virendra Singh Sirohi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Usha Sirohi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 3 | Tundla | S. P. Singh Baghel | Bharatiya Janata Party | Prempal Singh Dhangar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 4 | Bangarmau | Kuldeep Singh Sengar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shrikant Katiyar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 5 | Ghatampur | Kamal Rani Varun | Bharatiya Janata Party | Upendra Nath Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 6 | Deoria | Janmejay Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Satyaprakash Mani Tripathi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 7 | Malhani | Parasnath Yadav | Samajwadi Party | Lucky Yadav | Samajwadi Party | |||
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