2026 Indian State Legislative Council elections

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

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 Retirement Before After
Name of MLC Party Nominator Name of MLC Party Nominator
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 Retirement Electorate Before After
Name of MLC Party Alliance Name of MLC Party Alliance
June 28, 2026 Bihar Legislative Assembly Mo Farooq[3] RJD Mahagathbandhan TBD RJD Mahagathbandhan
Sunil Kumar Singh[4]
Ghulam Ghaus[5] JD(U) NDA LJP(RV) NDA
Bhishm Sahni[6] JD(U)
Kumud Verma[7]
Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha[8]
Samrat Chaudhary[9] BJP BJP
Sanjay Mayukh[10]
Samir Kumar Singh INC Mahagathbandhan
Graduates' Constituencies
Date of Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Alliance Name of MLC Political Party
November 16, 2026 Graduates Tirhut Bansidhar Brajwasi Independent Politician TBD
Darbhanga Sarvesh Kumar
Koshi Narendra Kumar Yadav BJP NDA
Patna Neeraj Kumar JD(U)
Teachers' Constituencies
Date of Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Alliance Name of MLC Political Party
November 16, 2026 Teachers Patna Nawal Kishore Yadav BJP NDA TBD
Darbhanga Madan Mohan Jha INC Mahagat-

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

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Karnataka

Karnataka Legislative Council will encounter 15 vacancies in 2026.

Date of Retirement Electorate Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Alliance Name of MLC Political Party Alliance
June 30, 2026 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly B. K. Hariprasad INC N/A TBD 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 Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Alliance Name of MLC Political Party
November 9, 2026 Graduates Karnataka South-East Chidanand M. Gowda BJP NDA TBD
Karnataka West S. V. Sankanura
Date of Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Alliance Name of MLC Political Party
November 9, 2026 Teachers Karnataka North-East Shashil G. Namoshi BJP NDA TBD
Date of Retirement Before After
Name of MLC Party Nominator Name of MLC Party Nominator
July 21, 2026 Ramesh Babu INC Thawar Chand Gehlot TBD Thawar Chand Gehlot
Adagur H. Vishwanath BJP Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Shantaram Siddi
Bharathi Shetty
Talwar Sabanna

Maharashtra

Maharashtra Legislative Council will encounter 13 vacancies in 2026.

Date of Retirement Electorate Before After
Name of MLC Party Alliance Name of MLC Party Alliance
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 Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Alliance Name of MLC Political Party
December 6, 2026 Teachers Pune Jayant Asgaonkar INC Maha Vikas Aghadi TBD
Amravati Kiran Sarnaik Independent Politician
Date of Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Alliance Name of MLC Political Party
December 6, 2026 Graduates Chhatrapati 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 Retirement Electorate Before After
Name of MLC Party Name of MLC Party
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 Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Name of MLC Political Party
November 30, 2026 Graduates Lucknow Awanish Kumar Singh BJP TBD
Varanasi Ashutosh Sinha SP
Allahabad–Jhansi Man Singh Yadav
Teachers' Constituencies
Date of Retirement Electorate Constituency Before After
Name of MLC Political Party Name of MLC Political Party
November 30, 2026 Teachers Bareilly–Moradabad Hari Singh Dhillon BJP TBD
Lucknow Umesh Dwivedi
Meerut Shri Chand Sharma
Varanasi Lal Bihari Yadav SP

References

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