Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule, phase, seats, candidates and all you need to know about Karnataka General Elections

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Date: Retaining Karnataka is vital for the BJP to keep its majority in the Lok Sabha since a loss would cause introspection and affect the party's national narrative.

General Elections 2024 feature Karnataka: The state of Karnataka has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The state of Karnataka concluded their 18th Lok Sabha elections after the remaining 14 constituencies of the state recorded the polling in phase 3 on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, with a total voter turnout per cent of 70.41 per cent, which is a little higher than the 14 of the 28 Lok Sabha seat during phase 2, with just 69.56 per cent voter turnout, taking the total number of the state to 69.98 per cent. Karnataka will now wait for the final results, which are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, June 4, by ECI.

Karnataka being one of the fastest growing economies in the country because of its strong IT hub, makes it difficult for parties like BJP and INC, who are facing anti-incumbency situation in the state. The election results may be influenced by voters’ discontent with how things are being handled on subjects like corruption, unemployment, and inflation.

With a significant impact on both the state’s and the country’s political scene, the Karnataka elections of 2024 look to be a high-stakes contest. Karnataka is emerging as a major contest in the upcoming mega elections because of its intricate dynamics, and high stakes.

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When is Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024?

Karnataka usually gets their election schedule in the middle phases of the elections, which was also the case in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. However, in 2024 General Elections they will be rounding off their Lok Sabha polls in the first quarter itself. The dates for polling in the state are April 26 and May 7.

Phase 2: Date of polling- April 26

Udupi Chikmagalur
Hassan
Dakshina Kannada
Chitradurga
Tumkur
Mandya
Mysore
Chamarajnagar
Bangalore Rural
Bangalore North
Bangalore Central
Bangalore South
Chikkballapur
Kolar

Phase 3: Date of polling- May 7

Chikkodi
Belgaum
Bagalkot
Bijapur
Gulbarga
Raichur
Bidar
Koppal
Bellary
Haveri
Dharwad
Uttara Kannada
Davanagere
Shimoga

How many phases Karnataka will have?

The Lok Sabha Elections in Karnataka are typically organised in two to three phases. In 2019, the mega elections in the state were held in two phases similarly, in 2024, Karnataka will be having their elections separated into two phases of 14 seats each.

How many Lok Sabha constituencies Karnataka has?

The state of Karnataka has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies making it one of the most important states during the General Elections. Out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats of Karnataka five seats are reserved for SC candidates, while two seats are reserved for ST candidates. During the 17th Lok Sabha Elections BJP-led NDA won a total of 26 seats out of which 25 was of BJP alone. The alliance of INC and JD(S), were only able to capture two seats.

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Check out the complete list of constituencies and elected members during the Karnataka Lok Sabha elections 2019:

No	Constituency	Elected Members	Party
1	Chikkodi	Annasaheb Jolle	BJP
2	Belgaum	Suresh Angadi	BJP
3	Bagalkot	P. C. Gaddigoudar	BJP
4	Bijapur	Ramesh Jigajinagi	BJP
5	Gulbarga	Umesh. G. Jadhav	BJP
6	Raichur	Raja Amareshwara Naik	BJP
7	Bidar	Bhagwanth Khuba	BJP
8	Koppal	Karadi Sanganna Amarappa	BJP
9	Bellary	Y. Devendrappa	BJP
10	Haveri	Shivakumar Udasi	BJP
11	Dharwad	Prahlad Joshi	BJP
12	Uttara Kannada	Anantkumar Hegde	BJP
13	Davanagere	G. M. Siddeshwara	BJP
14	Shimoga	B. Y. Raghavendra	BJP
15	Udupi Chikmagalur	Shobha Karandlaje	BJP
16	Hassan	Prajwal Revanna	Janata Dal (Secular)
17	Dakshina Kannada	Nalin Kumar Kateel	BJP
18	Chitradurga	A Narayanaswamy	BJP
19	Tumkur	G. S. Basavaraj	BJP
20	Mandya	Sumalatha Ambareesh	Independent
21	Mysore	Prathap Simha	BJP
22	Chamarajanagar	V. Srinivasa Prasad	BJP
23	Bangalore Rural	D. K. Suresh	INC
24	Bangalore North	D V Sadananda Gowda	BJP
25	Bangalore Central	P. C. Mohan	BJP
26	Bangalore South	Tejasvi Surya	BJP
27	Chikballapur	B. N. Bache Gowda	BJP
28	Kolar	S Muniswamy	BJP

List of candidates for 2024 elections

BJP-led NDA alliance will once again be looking to claim majority of the seats in the state, but this time they will be facing tough competition from the newly formed I.N.D.I.A alliance.

Check out the complete list of candidates for Karnataka Lok Sabha elections of 2024:

No	Constituency	NDA	I.N.D.I.A
1	Chikkodi	Annasaheb Shankar Jolle (BJP)	Priyanka Jarakiholi (INC)
2	Belgaum	Jagadish Shettar (BJP)	Mrunal Ravindra Hebbalkar (INC)
3	Bagalkot	PC Gaddigoudar (BJP)	Samyukta S Patil (INC)
4	Bijapur	Ramesh Jigajinagi (BJP)	H R Algur (INC)
5	Gulbarga	Umesh Jadhav (BJP)	Radhakrishna (INC)
6	Raichur	Raja Amareshwara Naik (BJP)	G Kumar Naik (INC)
7	Bidar	Bhagwanth Khuba (BJP)	Sagar Khandre (INC)
8	Koppal	Basavraj Kyavator (BJP)	K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal (INC)
9	Bellary	B Sriramulu (BJP)	E Thukaram (INC)
10	Haveri	Basavraj Bommai (BJP)	Anandaswamy Gaddadevara Math (INC)
11	Dharwad	Pralhad Joshi (BJP)	Vinod Asooti
12	Uttara Kannada	Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (BJP)	Anjali Nimbalkar (INC)
13	Davanagere	Gayathri Siddeshwara (BJP)	Prabha Mallikarjun (INC)
14	Shimoga	BY Raghvendra (BJP)	Geetha Shivarajkumar (INC)
15	Udupi Chikmagalur	Kota Srinivas Poojary (BJP)	Jayaprakash Hegde (INC)
16	Hassan	Prajwal Revanna (JDS)	M Shreyas Patel (INC)
17	Dakshina Kannada	Brijesh Chowta (BJP)	Padmaraj (INC)
18	Chitradurga	Govind Karjol (BJP)	BN Chandrappa (INC)
19	Tumkur	V Somanna (BJP)	S P Muddahanumegowda (INC)
20	Mandya	H.D. Kumaraswamy (JDS)	Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru) (INC)
21	Mysore	Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (BJP)	M Lakshman (INC)
22	Chamarajanagar	S Balaraj (BJP)	Sunil Bose (INC)
23	Bangalore Rural	CN Manjunath (BJP)	D K Suresh (INC)
24	Bangalore North	Sobha Karandlaje (BJP)	MV Rajeev Gowda (INC)
25	Bangalore Central	PC Mohan (BJP)	Mansoor Ali Khan (INC)
26	Bangalore South	Tejasvi Surya (BJP)	Sowmya Reddy (INC)
27	Chikballapur	K Sudhakar (BJP)	Raksha Ramiah (INC)
28	Kolar	M Mallesh Babu (JDS)	K V Gowtham (INC)