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M. Bhojarajan

M. Bhojarajan (எம். போஜராஜன்; born 1946) is a BJP politician, Nilgiris planter and advocate, MLA for Udhagamandalam since 2026, and the BJP's lone legislator in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Maharashtra Legislative Council

Maharashtra Legislative Council (महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद), the upper house of Maharashtra's bicameral legislature, one of six Indian state councils. Members elected by MLAs, local bodies, graduates, and teachers; subordinate to the Assembly. In 2026 the Mahayuti alliance won 16 of 17 seats.

Mehtab Sangma

Mehtab Chandee Agitok Sangma, an Indian politician and NPP MLA from Gambegre (ST), West Garo Hills, Meghalaya; wife of Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma; won the November 2024 bye-election by 4,594 votes; MBBS doctor.

National Assembly of Pakistan

The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) under the 1973 Constitution, with 342 members including 60 seats reserved for women and 10 for non-Muslims; the 16th Assembly was elected in February 2024.

Next Indian general election

The next Indian general election, expected in 2029, will elect 543 members of the 19th Lok Sabha by first-past-the-post; majority requires 272 seats, and women's 33% reservation hinges on pending delimitation.

Next Indian general election in Punjab

The next Indian general election in Punjab, due 2029, elects 13 Lok Sabha seats. Congress won 7 in 2024, AAP 3, independents 2; BJP doubled vote share to 18.56% with no seats.

Next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

Next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, due around October 2029, will elect the 90-seat UT assembly; NC-Congress incumbent under Omar Abdullah, BJP main opposition, central issue statehood restoration.

Next Malaysian general election

Next Malaysian general election (GE16), due by 30 November 2027 unless dissolved earlier, after GE15's 2022 hung parliament and Anwar Ibrahim's PH-BN-GPS unity government; PAS largest single party, anti-hopping law and UNDI18 in force.

Next Pakistani general election

Next Pakistani general election, expected February 2029, to elect the 342-seat National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. ECP is preparing electoral law reforms ahead of the vote following the contested 2024 election.

Next Singaporean general election

Next Singaporean general election: the parliamentary vote following the 3 May 2025 election, due within three months of the 15th Parliament's dissolution under the five-year term, using 97 seats across GRCs and SMCs with compulsory voting.

Next Singaporean general election

Next Singaporean general election, due around 2030 after the 3 May 2025 poll that the PAP won with 87 of 97 seats and 65.57%; covers timing rules, GRC system, compulsory voting, and the GE2025 baseline.

Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, due February-March 2027 for 403 Vidhan Sabha seats (202 for majority); BJP seeks a third term under Yogi Adityanath against a prospective SP-Congress INDIA alliance after the BJP's 2024 Lok Sabha setback.

Nominees in the 2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election

Nominees in the 2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election: candidates on the nominee lists of 13 accredited regional parties and sectoral organizations for the September 14, 2026 first regular BARMM parliamentary election, posted by COMELEC under Resolution No. 11216.

Results of the 2024 Indian general election

Results of the 2024 Indian general election (18th Lok Sabha): BJP won 240 of 543 seats, NDA 293-294, INDIA bloc 232-234, Congress 99; Modi formed a coalition government for a third term after seven-phase voting.

Sara Duterte 2028 presidential campaign

Sara Duterte's 2028 presidential campaign: the Philippine vice president announced her bid February 18, 2026, leads polls at 49.5% versus Leni Robredo, and runs while facing a Senate impeachment trial on unexplained wealth that could bar her from office.

Tejeros Convention

Tejeros Convention, March 22, 1897 assembly at Casa-Hacienda de Tejeros, Cavite, where Magdiwang and Magdalo Katipunan factions elected Emilio Aguinaldo president over Andres Bonifacio, who annulled the election via the Acta de Tejeros.