2023 elections in India

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{{Infobox Indian elections

| year = 2023

| type =

| rajya_control = NDA hold

| rajya_seats_contested = 10 (+2 by-elections)

| rajya_net_change = NDA +1

| rajya_map =

| rajya_map_caption =

| by_seats_contested = 6

| by_net_change = TBD (0)

| by_map =

| by_map_caption =

| states_contested = 9

| state_net_change = {{steady}}

| state_map =

| state_map_caption = Incumbent party by state

| state_seats_contested = 17

| state_by_net_change = NDA +1

| state_by_map =

| state_by_map_caption =

| local_seats_contested = 20

| local_net_change = NDA +1

}}

Elections in India in 2023 were held in the Rajya Sabha, state legislative assemblies of nine states and several local bodies.{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|title=Terms of the Houses - Election Commission of India|website=eci.gov.in|access-date=2020-11-25}}

Lok Sabha by-elections

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!S.No

!Date

!Constituency

!State/UT

!MP before election

!colspan=2|Party before election

!Elected MP

!colspan=2|Party after election

!Reason

1

|10 May 2023

|Jalandhar

|Punjab

|Santokh Singh Chaudhary

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|Sushil Kumar Rinku{{Cite web |title=Jalandhar bypoll results |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultPcByeMay2023/ConstituencywiseS194.htm}}

|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

|Death of Santokh Singh Chaudhary{{Cite web |title=Congress MP Dies Of Heart Attack During Bharat Jodo Yatra, March Paused |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-mp-chaudhary-santokh-singh-dies-of-heart-attack-during-bharat-jodo-yatra-3691376 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=NDTV.com}}

State legislative assembly elections

File:2023 Indian States Legislative assembly elections.png

class="wikitable sortable"
Polling Date(s)

! State

! colspan="2" |Government before

! Chief Minister before

! colspan="2" |Government after

! Elected Chief Minister

! Maps

style="text-align:center;"

|16 February 2023

|Tripura

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Manik Saha

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Manik Saha

|50px

style="text-align:center;"

| rowspan="3" | 27 February 2023

| Meghalaya

| {{Party color cell|Meghalaya Democratic Alliance}}

| align="left"|Meghalaya Democratic Alliance

| Conrad Sangma

| {{Party color cell|Meghalaya Democratic Alliance}}

| align="left"|Meghalaya Democratic Alliance

| Conrad Sangma

| 50px

style="text-align:center;"

| rowspan="2" |Nagaland

| {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}

| rowspan="2" |Neiphiu Rio

| {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}

| rowspan="2" |Neiphiu Rio

| rowspan="2" |50px

style="text-align:center;"

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

style="text-align:center;"

|10 May 2023

|Karnataka

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Basavaraj S. Bommai

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|Siddaramaiah

| 50px

style="text-align:center;"

| 7 November 2023

| Mizoram

| {{Full party name with color|Mizo National Front}}

| Zoramthanga

| {{Full party name with color|Zoram People's Movement}}

| Lalduhoma

| 50px

style="text-align:center;"

| 7 and 17 November 2023

| Chhattisgarh

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

| Bhupesh Baghel

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}

| Vishnu Deo Sai

| 50px

style="text-align:center;"

| 17 November 2023

| Madhya Pradesh

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| Shivraj Singh Chouhan

| Mohan Yadav

| 50px

style="text-align:center;"

| 25 November 2023

| Rajasthan

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

| Ashok Gehlot

| Bhajan Lal Sharma

| |50px

style="text-align:center;"

|30 November 2023

| Telangana

| {{Full party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}

| K. Chandrasekhar Rao

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

| Revanth Reddy

| 50px

Legislative Assembly by-elections

= [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Arunachal Pradesh]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

!Reason

27 February 2023

!1

|Lumla

|Jambey Tashi

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Tsering Lhamu{{Cite web |title=Arunachal Pradesh: BJP Candidate Tsering Lhamu Set To Win Lungla By-Election Unopposed |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/arunachal-pradesh-bjp-candidate-tsering-lhamu-set-to-win-lungla-by-election-unopposed-2571420.html |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Zee News |language=en}}

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Death of Jambey Tashi{{Cite web |title=Arunachal BJP MLA Jambey Tashi Dies At 48, Chief Minister Pays Respects |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/arunachal-pradesh-bjp-mla-jambey-tashi-dies-at-48-chief-minister-pema-khandu-pays-respects-3483613 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=NDTV.com}}

= [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Jharkhand]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

!Reason

27 February 2023

!23

|Ramgarh

|Mamta Devi

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

| Sunita Choudhary{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2023-03-02 |title=रामगढ़ सीट पर आगे चल रहीं NDA प्रत्याशी सुनीता चौधरी, किसकी होगी जीत, क्या है जमीनी हकीकत? |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/jharkhand/ramgarh-by-election-results-2023-nda-candidate-sunita-choudhary-leading-jharkhand-ramgarh-bypoll-2347782 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}

| {{Full party name with color|All Jharkhand Students Union}}

|Conviction of Mamta Devi{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Jharkhand News: रामगढ़ की विधायक ममता देवी को 5 साल की सजा, जाएगी विधायकी, हाईकोर्ट में देंगी चुनौती |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ramgarh/ramgarh-gola-goli-kand-mla-mamta-devi-sentenced-to-5-years-will-go-to-legislature-srn |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}

5 September 2023

!33

|Dumri

|Jagannath Mahto

|{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

|Baby Devi

|{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

|Death of Jagannath Mahto{{Cite news |date=2023-04-06 |title=Jharkhand education minister Jagarnath Mahto passes away, two day state mourning announced |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/jharkhand-education-minister-jagarnath-mahto-passes-away/articleshow/99286015.cms |access-date=2023-12-01 |issn=0971-8257}}

= [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

!Reason

5 September 2023

!98

|Puthuppally

|Oommen Chandy

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

| Chandy Oommen

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|Death of Oommen Chandy{{Cite news |date=2023-07-18 |title=Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away at 79 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/former-kerala-cm-oommen-chandy-passes-away-at-79/article67092672.ece |access-date=2023-12-01 |issn=0971-751X}}

= [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

!colspan="2" |Party after election

!Reason

Rowspan=2|26 February 2023{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1893660|title=Bye election to Assembly Constituencies of Maharashtra-Change of date of poll|work=Press Information Bureau, Govt of India|accessdate=25 January 2023}}

!205

|Chinchwad

|Laxman Jagtap

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Ashwini Jagtap{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Ashwini Jagtap elected first woman MLA of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Kalate plays spoilsport for Kate |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/ashwini-jagtap-first-woman-mla-pimpri-chinchwad-kalate-plays-spoilsport-kate-8476080/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Death of Laxman Jagtap{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=2023-01-03 |title=Blow to BJP in Pune as influential MLA Laxman Jagtap passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/blow-to-bjp-in-pune-as-influential-mla-laxman-jagtap-passes-away/article66332850.ece |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

215

|Kasba Peth

|Mukta Tilak

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Ravindra Dhangekar{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Ravindra Dhangekar wins Pune’s Kasba for Congress after nearly 30 years |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/ravindra-dhangekar-wins-punes-kasba-assembly-seat-for-congress-in-bypolls-after-nearly-30-years-16081871.htm |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|Death of Mukta Tilak{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=2022-12-23 |title=BJP MLA and ex-Pune Mayor Mukta Tilak passes away at 57 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-mla-and-ex-pune-mayor-mukta-tilak-passes-away-at-57/article66292798.ece |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

= [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly|Nagaland]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

!colspan="2" |Party after election

!Reason

7 November 2023

!48

|Tapi

|Noke Wangnao

|{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}

|Wangpang Konyak

|{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}

|Death of Noke Wangnao{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=Oldest Nagaland assembly member Noke Wangnao passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/veteran-nagaland-politician-noke-wangnao-passes-away-at-87-state-funeral-held-in-dimapur-101693207121235.html |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

= [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Odisha]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

!Reason

10 May 2023

! 7

| Jharsuguda

| Naba Kishore Das

| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}

| Dipali Das{{Cite web |title=Jharsuguda bypoll: BJD's Dipali Das wins bypoll from murdered father's seat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/odisha-jharsuguda-assembly-bypoll-dipali-das-naba-kishore-das-murdered-minister-2378705-2023-05-13 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}

| {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}

|Death of Naba Kishore Das{{Cite news |last=Barik |first=Satyasundar |date=2023-05-26 |title=Naba Kishore Das murder case {{!}} Assailant developed personal grudge, anguish against Minister, says Odisha Police |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/naba-kishore-das-murder-case-assailant-developed-personal-grudge-anguish-against-minister-says-odisha-police/article66896181.ece |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

= [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

27 February 2023

! 98

| Erode (East)

| Thirumagan Evera

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

| E. V. K. S. Elangovan{{Cite news |date=2023-03-03 |title=EVKS Elangovan wins Erode East byelection with a margin of 66,087 votes |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/evks-elangovan-wins-erode-east-byelection-with-a-margin-of-66087-votes/articleshow/98369776.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-10 |issn=0971-8257}}

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

= [[Tripura Legislative Assembly|Tripura]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

rowspan="2" |5 September 2023

!20

|Boxanagar

|Samsul Haque

|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}

| Tafajjal Hossain

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

23

|Dhanpur

|Pratima Bhoumik

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| Bindu Debnath

= [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Uttarakhand]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

5 September 2023

!47

|Bageshwar

|Chandan Ram Das

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Parwati Dass

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

= [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!S.No

!Constituency

!MLA before election

! colspan="2" |Party before election

!Elected MLA

! colspan="2" |Party after election

rowspan=2 | 10 May 2023

!34

|Suar

|Abdullah Azam Khan

| {{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}

|Shafeek Ahmed Ansari{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=UP assembly bypolls: BJP ally Apna Dal (S)'s Shafeek Ahmed Ansari wins Suar by 8,724 votes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-assembly-bypolls-results-suar-by-election-apna-dal-s-s-shafeek-ahmed-ansari-samajwadi-party-101683959125679.html |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

| {{Full party name with color|Apna Dal (Sonelal)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}

395

|Chhanbey

|Rahul Prakash Kol

| {{Full party name with color|Apna Dal (Sonelal)|dab=yes}}

| Rinki Kol{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Uttar Pradesh bypolls: Apna Dal (Soneylal) candidate Rinki Kol pips SP rival Kirti Kol by 9,000 votes |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-bypolls-apna-dal-soneylal-candidate-rinki-kol-sp-rival-kirti-kol-9000-votes-8607380/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

5 September 2023

!354

|Ghosi

|Dara Singh Chauhan

| {{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}

|Sudhakar Singh

| {{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}

= [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal]] =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!Date

!colspan="2"|Constituency

!colspan="3"|Previous MLA

!Reason

!colspan="3"|Elected MLA

27 February 2023

!60

|Sagardighi

|Subrata Saha

|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}

|Died on 29 December 2022{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/minister-of-state-subrata-saha-dies-at-69-8351586/|title=Minister of State Subrata Saha dies at 69|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=30 December 2022}}

|Bayron Biswas{{Cite web |title=Sagardighi Bypoll Election Result 2023: Congress Leads From West Bengal Assembly Seat In Setback For Mamata Banerjee's TMC |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/sagardighi-bypoll-election-result-2023-congress-leads-from-west-bengal-assembly-seat-in-setback-for-mamata-banerjees-tmc-2579022.html |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Zee News |language=en}}

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

5 September 2023

!15

|Dhupguri

|Bishnu Pada Roy

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|Died on 25 July 2023{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bjp-mla-from-dhupguri-bishnu-pada-ray-dies-pm-modi-mamata-condole-his-death-8860295/|title=BJP MLA from Dhupguri Bishnu Pada Ray dies, PM Modi, Mamata condole his death|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=26 July 2023}}

|Nirmal Chandra Roy

|{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}

Local body elections

= Himachal Pradesh =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Date

! Municipal corporation

! colspan="2" | Government before

! colspan=2|Government after

2 May 2023

| Shimla Municipal Corporation

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

= Ladakh =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

!Autonomous Council

!colspan=2|Government before

!colspan=2|Government after

4 October 2023

| Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil

| {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}

| {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}

= Mizoram =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

!Autonomous Council

!colspan=2|Government before

!colspan=2|Government after

9 May 2023{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=Mizoram: Chakma Autonomous District Council Polls on May 9 - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/mizoram-news/mizoram-chakma-autonomous-district-council-polls-on-may-9-646026 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}

| Chakma Autonomous District Council

| {{Full party name with color|Mizo National Front}}

| {{Full party name with color|Mizo National Front}}

= Uttar Pradesh =

{{Main|2023 Uttar Pradesh municipal elections}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

!Municipal Corporation

! colspan="2" | Government before

! colspan="2" | Government after

rowspan="10" |4 May 2023

|Lucknow Municipal Corporation

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=14}}

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=17}}

Varanasi Municipal Corporation
Prayagraj Municipal Corporation
Agra Municipal Corporation
Jhansi Municipal Corporation
Saharanpur Municipal Corporation
Moradabad Municipal Corporation
Mathura–Vrindavan Municipal Corporation
Firozabad Municipal Corporation
Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation
rowspan="7" |11 May 2023

|Ayodhya Municipal Corporation

Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation
Kanpur Municipal Corporation
Bareilly Municipal Corporation
Aligarh Municipal Corporation

| {{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party|rowspan=2}}

Meerut Municipal Corporation
Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|did not exist

See also

References

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