2026 Indian State Legislative Council elections

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State Legislative Council is the Upper house of State Legislatures in India. Currently, only 6 states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra, have a State Legislative Council

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Elections in the State Legislative Council are conducted to fill vacancies in the Council.

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council will encounter 2 vacancies in 2026.

Nominated by Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Date of RetirementBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPartyNominatorName of MLCPartyNominator
July 27, 2026 Pandula Ravindra Babu [1] YSRCP Biswabhusan Harichandan TBD Syed Abdul Nazeer
Vacant [2]

Bihar

Bihar Legislative Council will encounter 17 vacancies in 2026

MLA's Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPartyAllianceName of MLCParty
June 28, 2026 Bihar Legislative Assembly Mo Farooq [3] RJD Mahagathbandhan TBD
Sunil Kumar Singh [4]
Ghulam Ghaus [5] JD(U) NDA
Bhishm Sahni [6]
Kumud Verma [7]
Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha [8]
Samrat Chaudhary [9] BJP
Sanjay Mayukh [10]
Samir Kumar Singh INC Mahagathbandhan
Graduates' Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyAllianceName of MLCPolitical Party
November 16, 2026GraduatesTirhut Bansidhar Brajwasi Independent Politician TBD
DarbhangaSarvesh Kumar
KoshiNarendra Kumar Yadav BJP NDA
PatnaNeeraj Kumar JD(U)
Teachers' Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyAllianceName of MLCPolitical Party
November 16, 2026TeachersPatnaNawal Kishore Yadav BJP NDA TBD
Darbhanga Madan Mohan Jha INC Mahagat-

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SaranAfaque Ahmad JSP N/A
Tirhut Sanjay Kumar Singh CPI Mahagat-

hbandhan

Karnataka

Karnataka Legislative Council will encounter 15 vacancies in 2026.

Date of RetirementElectorateBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyAllianceName of MLCPolitical PartyAlliance
June 30, 2026 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly B. K. Hariprasad INC N/ATBD INC N/A
K. Naseer Ahmed
Tippannappa Kamaknoor
Sunil Vallyapure BJP NDA
M. T. B. Nagaraj BJP NDA
Prathap Simha Nayak
Govindaraju JDS JDS
Graduates' Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyAllianceName of MLCPolitical Party
November 9, 2026GraduatesKarnataka South-EastChidanand M. Gowda BJP NDA TBD
Karnataka WestS. V. Sankanura
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyAllianceName of MLCPolitical Party
November 9, 2026TeachersKarnataka North-East Shashil G. Namoshi BJP NDA TBD
Date of RetirementBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPartyAllianceNominatorName of MLCPartyNominator
July 21, 2026Ramesh Babu INC N/A Thawar Chand Gehlot TBD Thawar Chand Gehlot
Adagur H. Vishwanath BJP NDA Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Shantaram Siddi
Bharathi Shetty
Talwar Sabanna

Maharashtra

Maharashtra Legislative Council will encounter 13 vacancies in 2026.

Date of RetirementElectorateBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPartyAllianceName of MLCPartyAlliance
May 13, 2026 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil BJP Mahayuti TBD BJP Mahayuti
Sandip Joshi
Dadarao Keche
Sanjay Kenekar
Neelam Gorhe SHS (Eknath Shinde) SHS (Eknath Shinde)
Amol Mitkari NCP (Ajit Pawar) NCP (Ajit Pawar)
Rajesh Rathod INC Maha Vikas Aghadi Close fight between Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahayuti
Rajesh Rathod NCP(SP) SS(UBT) Maha Vikas Aghadi
Teachers' Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyAllianceName of MLCPolitical Party
December 6, 2026TeachersPuneJayant Asgaonkar INC Maha Vikas Aghadi TBD
AmravatiKiran Sarnaik Independent Politician
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyAllianceName of MLCPolitical Party
December 6, 2026GraduatesChhatrapati Sambhajinagar Satish Chavan NCP (Ajit Pawar) Mahayuti TBD
Nagpur Abhijit Wanjarri INC Maha Vikas Aghadi
Pune Arun Lad NCP(SP)

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council will encounter 7 vacancies in 2026 and 12 Vacancies in January 2027, all of which will undergo elections in 2026

MLA's Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPartyName of MLCParty
January 30, 2027 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Swatantra Dev Singh BJP TBD BJP
A. K. Sharma
Kunwar Manvendra Singh
Govind Narayan Shukla
Salil Vishnoi
Ashwani Tyagi
Dharmveer Prajapati
Surendra Choudhary
Dharmendra Senthwar
Padmasen Chaudhary SP
Dara Singh Chauhan
Rajendra Chaudhary SP
Graduates' Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyName of MLCPolitical Party
November 30, 2026Graduates Lucknow Awanish Kumar Singh BJP TBD
Varanasi Ashutosh Sinha SP
Allahabad–Jhansi Man Singh Yadav
Teachers' Constituencies
Date of RetirementElectorateConstituencyBeforeAfter
Name of MLCPolitical PartyName of MLCPolitical Party
November 30, 2026Teachers Bareilly–Moradabad Hari Singh Dhillon BJP TBD
Lucknow Umesh Dwivedi
Meerut Shri Chand Sharma
Varanasi Lal Bihari Yadav SP

References

  1. ↑ "PANDULA RAVINDRA BABU, MLC". Andhra Pradesh Legislature.{{cite web}}: External link in |author-link= (help); Missing pipe in: |author-link= (help)
  2. ↑ Rao, G. V. R. Subba (2025-05-14). "Deputy Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Mayana Zakia Khanam quits YSRCP, joins BJP". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-10-09.
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  5. ↑ "Home - Show Member Personal Details". vidhanparishad.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Home - Show Member Personal Details". vidhanparishad.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Home - Show Member Personal Details". vidhanparishad.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Home - Show Member Personal Details". vidhanparishad.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  9. ↑ "Home - Show Member Personal Details". vidhanparishad.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
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