The table below considers national parliament, and presidential elections in Asian states and territories, including national parliament by-elections. It includes regional elections and some local elections where these are held on a national basis or involve a capital city. “National parliament” in bicameral systems refers to the lower house unless specified otherwise.
The tilde (~) indicates that the election will occur in or around that month and no election date has been set yet. If only a month is mentioned, the election will take place in the month, but no date has been set yet. Elections in states marked with asterisks (*) are not considered free or fair. National parliament and presidential elections, as well as regional elections in any federation and in unitary states with more than 40 million inhabitants, are covered live on our social media. Local elections are also covered in some cases, typically in capitals of first-level administrative divisions and in cities with a population larger than one million.
| 2023 | ||
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Iwate prefectural executive (governor) | 3 September |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Iwate prefectural parliament | 3 September |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Pulai national parliament by-election | 9 September |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Presidential (first round) | 9 September |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Yamagata City mayor | 10 September |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Rayong-03 national parliament by-election | 10 September |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Presidential (second round) | 30 September |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates* | National parliament | 7 October |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial parliament | 8 October |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Nagasaki 4th national parliament by-election | 22 October |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Tokushima-Kochi (Upper House) national parliament by-election | 22 October |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Miyagi prefectural parliament | 22 October |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Local and regional parliaments | 31 October |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | National parliament (lower + upper house) Balochistan regional parliament National parliament |
October |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Fukushima prefectural parliament | 12 November |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Kochi prefectural executive (governor) Kochi City mayor |
26 November |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | National parliament (first round) | 30 November |
| 🇮🇳 India | Chhattisgarh state parliament Madhya Pradesh state parliament Mizoram state parliament |
November |
| 🇮🇳 India | Rajasthan state parliament Telangana state parliament |
November |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Kemaman national parliament by-election | 2 December |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Fukui City mayor | 3 December |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | Anbar provincial parliament Babil provincial parliament Baghdad provincial parliament Basra provincial parliament Dhi provincial parliament Qar provincial parliament Diyala provincial parliament Dohuk provincial parliament Erbil provincial parliament Karbala provincial parliament Kirkuk provincial parliament Maysan provincial parliament Muthanna provincial parliament Najaf provincial parliament Nineveh provincial parliament Qadisiyyah provincial parliament Saladin provincial parliament Sulaymaniyah provincial parliament Wasit provincial parliament |
18 December |
| 2024 | ||
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | National parliament (second round) | 9 January |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Otsu mayor | 21 January |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | National parliament | January |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Presidential National parliament |
14 February |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Kyoto City mayor | 4 February |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Maebashi mayor | 4 February |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea* | National parliament | ~March |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | National parliament | 10 April |
| 🇮🇳 India | National parliament | April |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Tokushima City mayor | April |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Kumamoto prefectural executive (governor) | June |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Okinawa prefectural parliament | June |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Kagoshima prefectural executive (governor) | July |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Tokyo prefectural executive (governor) | July |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea* | Local | ~July |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Provincial parliaments Regional parliaments Local |
27 November |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Utsunomiya mayor | November |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Tochigi prefectural executive (governor) | December |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Kagoshima City mayor | December |
| 🇹🇭Thailand | Local | ~December |
| 2025 | ||
| 🇯🇵 Japan | National parliament (upper house) | ~July |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | National parliament (lower house) | by 29 October |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Sabah regional parliament | by December |
| 2026 | ||
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | Local | ~January |
| 🇹🇭Thailand | Bangkok local presidential (gubernational) and parliament | ~May |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Local | ~June |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain* | National parliament Local parliaments |
~December |
| 2027 | ||
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Malacca regional parliament | by January |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Presidential | 10 April |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Local | ~April |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Sarawak regional parliament | by April |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | Presidential | ~April |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Johor regional parliament | by May |
| 🇹🇭Thailand | National parliament | ~May |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia* | Local | ~June |
| 🇮🇳 India | Presidential | ~July |
| 2028 | ||
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | National parliament Pahang regional parliament Perak regional parliament Perils regional parliament |
by January |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Presidential (indirect) | ~February |
| 🇨🇳 China* | Presidential (indirect) | ~March |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | National parliament | ~May |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia* | National parliament | ~July |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Kedah regional parliament Kelantan regional parliament Negeri Sembilan regional parliament Penang regional parliament Selangor regional parliament Terengganu regional parliament |
by April |
Notes: Afghanistan and Brunei do not hold any elections.
National: The executive in Cambodia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates is not elected. National parliament elections in China* are not direct. The national parliament in Saudi Arabia is not elected.
Regional:
Local: Local (mayoral + parliament) election dates in Bangladesh vary by subnational entity.
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