General Elections to Legislative Assemblies and Bye-elections 2026

• General Elections to 5 State/UT Legislative Assemblies — Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry — conducted by Election Commission of India (ECI) in April–May 2026.
• Concurrent bye-elections to 8 Assembly Constituencies across Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland and Tripura.
• UPSC relevance: live case study of Article 324 election management, Model Code of Conduct (MCC) operation, postal/home voting expansion, and federal poll logistics.