What happened in the 2018 elections, when the last polls were held?

The 2018 Assembly election results did not give any party a clear majority. After the results, the BJP was called to form the government as the single-largest party, with 104 MLAs in a House of 224. However, the Congress and JD(S) quickly came together and assembled 116 names (Congress 76, JD-S 37 and three independents) to remove it. Within a year though, the Congress-JD(S) had been toppled when 17 of their MLAs resigned from the Assembly — after being holed up in a resort in Mumbai leading up to this — and switched sides to the BJP. Karnataka BJP stalwart BS Yediyurappa became the chief minister but resigned on July 26, 2021. He was replaced by Basavaraj Bommai, who, like Yediyurappa, hails from the Lingayat community.

What is the main challenge for the BJP in Karnataka?

In both its terms in government (2008-13 and 2019 to date), the BJP did not win a clear majority in Karnataka, the only state it is in power in south India. But here is perhaps the biggest roadblock: Karnataka has never voted an incumbent back to power in 40 years.

What are some of the key conversations playing out ahead of the Karnataka polls?

Karnataka is by and large governed by specific, local factors. Hence, its caste-matrix and regional specificities have dominated the conversation at the time of the candidate selection and will likely do so going forward.

Who are the big players in Karnataka?

Naturally, the BJP, whose core base is said to be among the dominant Lingayat community. The Congress has a strong local cadre, with bastions across the state. Over the years, it has also found the backing from the SCs and STs in the state (Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is a tall Dalit Congress leader from the state). The Janata Dal (Secular) – the party of former prime minister Deve Gowda – has an influence in the old Mysuru region in the state's South. It is considered that the JD(S)'s best bet is another fractured verdict like in 2004 and 2018, which would place it - like before - in the kingmaker’s seat.

How important are the Lingayats?

At nearly 17 per cent of the population, Lingayats are believed to be the state’s single largest community and reside mostly in North and Central Karnataka districts. Until the 1990s, the Lingayats, followers of Basavanna, a social reformer, largely voted for the Congress. In 1989, it formed the government in the state with the largest majority ever, 179 out of the 224 seats in the Assembly, because of the Lingayat votes mobilised by Veerendra Patil. Then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s dismissal of Patil in 1990 is said to have moved the Lingayats away from the Congress towards the BJP. This also led to the rise of BS Yediyurappa as the community’s face in the BJP. He remains its most popular leader, despite alleged attempts to sideline him. Congress, too, is trying hard to woo the Lingayat community with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leading the outreach by visiting important pilgrimage sites for Lingayats, prominent mutts and more recently participating in Basava Jayanti celebrations.

What about the Vokkaligas?

Said to be the second-largest community in the state, they have historically voted either for the JD(S) or Congress. Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar are from the community. Several constituencies of the Vokkaliga heartland are bastions for the JD(S) and Congress, and BJP has stepped up its efforts to make inroads in the region during the upcoming election.

How have different parts of Karnataka voted over the years?

Kalyana Karnataka: Earlier called Hyderabad Karnataka, this part has remained a Congress stronghold. The party is working on improving its tally there this time, and is hoping the election of Kharge — who hails from the region — as the AICC president will generate a “wave” to further boost its prospects. Analysis of results across 40 constituencies of the region shows the Congress has won more than 50 per cent of these in the last two elections, while the BJP has lost some ground it had gained in the 2008 polls. Coastal Karnataka: The BJP produced a stirring performance in the coastal regions of Karnataka in 2018, winning 18 out of a total of 21 seats. It has been a saffron party stronghold. While the Congress could only manage to secure three seats, down from 13, JD(S) got zero. Bombay Karnataka: In 2018, the BJP won 30 out of the 50 seats here, in a reiterating signal of its support from the Lingayats. The Congress got 17 seats. Central Karnataka: It comprises a total of 32 constituencies and has kept offering rich dividends to the BJP over the last decade and a half. Save for the 2013 Assembly polls, the BJP has bagged the most seats in the region since 2008. In 2018, the BJP won 21 of the seats, the Congress seven and the JD(S) won four. Old Mysuru: This region has so far only seen close contests between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular). When Union Minister Amit Shah launched the BJP’s Karnataka election campaign last December from Mandya in the southern part of the state, his underlying message for party workers was clear: make further inroads here. Across all of the state’s Assembly polls, the BJP has struggled to cross the double-digit mark in the 48 constituencies in the region’s eight districts. South Karnataka is dominated by the Vokkaliga community that has largely favoured either the JD(S) or the Congress over the years.

What about Bengaluru? Who performs well in the city?

The Congress has been faring better than the BJP in the Bengaluru Urban district, which comprises 28 seats, in the last two Assembly polls. But the 2017 defections that precipitated the fall of the JD(S) and Congress coalition government give the BJP a slight edge in the urban hub.

Are we looking at any Karnataka CM faces?

The BJP has so far not declared a CM face, just as the Congress. In Congress, though, the race is largely considered to be between Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah — who both have a strong group of loyalist party leaders rallying behind them.

Dhamdaha Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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Get the latest election news and updates of Dhamdaha Assembly constituency (Bihar), Dhamdaha election results with party, votes and candidates names. Winning candidates in Dhamdaha Assembly constituency are also listed above.

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2010

Lesi Singh

2015

Leshi Singh

2020

Leshi Singh

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Leshi Singh

Cases Age Education

0 46 12th Pass

Ashish Anuj Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 8th Pass

Bimal Roy Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Bindeshwari Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Literate

Brahchari Vyas Nandan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Doctorate

Brajesh Kumar Thakur

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate Professional

Chakradhar Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Literate

Dilip Kumar Yadav Rs 1,63,19,055 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

7 57 Graduate

Dipak Podar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Literate

Kishor Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Maneesh Kumar Yadav Rs 1,87,632 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate Professional

Md Gaisul Azam Rs 10,16,725 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 35 10th Pass

Ram Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Ramesh Kumar Mehta Rs 27,95,406 ~ 27 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 31 12th Pass

Sanjeet Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Subhash Kumar Rajak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Yogendra Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Literate

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Leshi Singh Rs 37,45,236 ~ 37 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Bimal Roy Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Chand Dev Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Literate

Charitra Rishi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Literate

Dilip Kumar Yadav Rs 1,46,08,895 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

5 52 Graduate

Jyoti Rani

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate Professional

Jyotish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 10th Pass

Lokesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate

Md Aftab Alam Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 41 12th Pass

Mithlesh Kumar Singh

Cases Age Education

1 36 12th Pass

Nawalesh Pathak Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Post Graduate

Niranjan Kumar Singh Rs 1,05,36,514 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

Pankaj Kumar Singh Rs 76,000 ~ 76 Thou+

Cases Age Education

3 49 8th Pass

Pappu Kumar Ranjan Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

Sanjay Ram

Cases Age Education

0 25 12th Pass

Shiv Shankar Thakur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 Post Graduate

Shrawan Kumar Yadav Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 42 Literate

Sudama Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Sunil Kumar Singh Rs 6,45,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 42 12th Pass

Sunil Ray

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Tahammul Mansuri Rs 8,20,500 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 43 Graduate

Tarun Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Vindeshwari Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 Illiterate

Yogendra Kumar Rs 32,40,000 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Post Graduate

Yogendra Singh

Cases Age Education

0 52 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Lesi Singh Rs 71,61,345 ~ 71 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 36 12th Pass

Balram Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 49 Not Given

Chandra Deo Paswan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 55 8th Pass

Dilip Kumar Yadav Rs 2,70,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 47 Graduate

Irsad Ahmed Khan Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 50 Doctorate

LAKSHMAN MANDAL

Cases Age Education

0 42 Graduate

Md. Nausad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Graduate

Navin Kumar Mehto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Navin Kumar Singh Rs 49,41,921 ~ 49 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 42 10th Pass

Om Prakash Mehta

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Patwari Hansda Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 44 Not Given

Raj Kumar Uron Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 40 12th Pass

Shiv Charan Mehta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

Upendra Nath Sagar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 63 Graduate

Vinay Kumar Poddar

Cases Age Education

0 32 12th Pass

Yamuna Prasad Murmu Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 52 12th Pass

Yogendra Singh Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 47 8th Pass

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Leshi Singh

Ashish Anuj Rs 0 ~

Bimal Roy Rs 0 ~

Bindeshwari Sharma Rs 0 ~

Brahchari Vyas Nandan Rs 0 ~

Brajesh Kumar Thakur

Chakradhar Paswan Rs 0 ~

Dilip Kumar Yadav Rs 1,63,19,055 ~ 1 Crore+

Dipak Podar Rs 0 ~

Kishor Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Maneesh Kumar Yadav Rs 1,87,632 ~ 1 Lacs+

Md Gaisul Azam Rs 10,16,725 ~ 10 Lacs+

Ram Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Kumar Mehta Rs 27,95,406 ~ 27 Lacs+

Sanjeet Kumar

Subhash Kumar Rajak Rs 0 ~

Yogendra Kumar Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Leshi Singh Rs 37,45,236 ~ 37 Lacs+

Bimal Roy Rs 0 ~

Chand Dev Paswan Rs 0 ~

Charitra Rishi Rs 0 ~

Dilip Kumar Yadav Rs 1,46,08,895 ~ 1 Crore+

Jyoti Rani

Jyotish Kumar Rs 0 ~

Lokesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Md Aftab Alam Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Mithlesh Kumar Singh

Nawalesh Pathak Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Niranjan Kumar Singh Rs 1,05,36,514 ~ 1 Crore+

Pankaj Kumar Singh Rs 76,000 ~ 76 Thou+

Pappu Kumar Ranjan Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Sanjay Ram

Shiv Shankar Thakur Rs 0 ~

Shrawan Kumar Yadav Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Sudama Kumar Rs 0 ~

Sunil Kumar Singh Rs 6,45,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Sunil Ray

Tahammul Mansuri Rs 8,20,500 ~ 8 Lacs+

Tarun Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Vindeshwari Sharma Rs 0 ~

Yogendra Kumar Rs 32,40,000 ~ 32 Lacs+

Yogendra Singh

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Lesi Singh Rs 71,61,345 ~ 71 Lacs+

Balram Singh Rs 0 ~

Chandra Deo Paswan Rs 0 ~

Dilip Kumar Yadav Rs 2,70,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Irsad Ahmed Khan Rs 8,00,000 ~ 8 Lacs+

LAKSHMAN MANDAL

Md. Nausad Rs 0 ~

Navin Kumar Mehto Rs 0 ~

Navin Kumar Singh Rs 49,41,921 ~ 49 Lacs+

Om Prakash Mehta

Patwari Hansda Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Raj Kumar Uron Rs 0 ~

Shiv Charan Mehta Rs 0 ~

Upendra Nath Sagar Rs 0 ~

Vinay Kumar Poddar

Yamuna Prasad Murmu Rs 0 ~

Yogendra Singh Rs 40,000 ~ 40 Thou+

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