General Elections to Legislative Assemblies and Bye-elections 2026

• General Elections to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the UT of Puducherry, plus bye-elections in 6 states, conducted in March–May 2026 by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
• Marked the operational debut at full scale of ECINET, ECI's unified IT platform that subsumes 40+ legacy ECI apps/portals.
• High-stakes UPSC relevance: tests Article 324 (ECI), model code of conduct, federal election machinery, and e-governance/cybersecurity in elections.