2019 elections in India

The elections held in India in 2019 includes the general election, by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to seven state legislative assemblies and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies.

General Elections
General elections were held in India in April to May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The BJP-led NDA won the elections.

The phase-wise schedule, the number of seats in each phase and their State-wise break-up:

Phase 1, 11 April 91 seats, 20 states

A.P. (all 25), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1) J&K (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), U.P. (8), Uttarakhand (5), W.B. (2), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1), Lakshadweep (1)

Phase 2, 18 April 97 seats, 13 states

Assam (5), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), J&K (2), Karnataka (14) Maharashtra (10), Manipur (1), Odisha (5), Tamil Nadu. (all 39), Tripura (1), U.P. (8), West Bengal (3), Puducherry (1)

Phase 3, 23 April 115 seats, 14 states

Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Gujarat (all 26), Goa (all 2), J&K (1), Karnataka (14), Kerala (all 20), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), U.P. (10), West Bengal (5), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1), Daman and Diu (1)

Phase 4, 29 April 71 seats, 9 states

Bihar (5), J&K (1), Jharkhand (3), M.P. (6), Maharashtra (17), Odisha (6), Rajasthan (13), U.P. (13), West Bengal (8)

Phase 5, 6 May 51 seats, 7 states

Bihar (5), Jharkhand (4), J&K (2), M.P. (7), Rajasthan (12), U.P. (14), West Bengal (7)

Phase 6, 12 May 59 seats, 7 states

Bihar (8), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (4), M.P. (8), U.P. (14), West Bengal (8), NCR (all 7)

Phase 7, 19 May 59 seats, 8 states

Bihar (8), Jharkhand (3), M.P. (8), Punjab (all 13), West Bengal (9), Chandigarh (1), U.P. (13), Himachal Pradesh (all 4)

Date of counting: May 23

Legislative assembly elections


Assembly elections of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, were held simultaneously with the general elections

Legislative assembly elections of Haryana, Maharashtra held on 21 October 2019.

Legislative assembly elections of Jharkhand were held between 30 November to 20 December.