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. 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. 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)
