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.

Kumhrar Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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

The 2023 election campaign has seen political parties like BJP, Congress and others campaign extensively with rallies across the states going to polls.

RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2010

Arun Kumar Sinha

2015

Arun Kumar Sinha

2020

Arun Kumar Sinha

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Arun Kumar Sinha

Cases Age Education

4 69 Graduate Professional

Fazal Ahmad Rs 44,00,000 ~ 44 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 55 Doctorate

Amit Kumar Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Anita Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 8th Pass

Arun Kumar Mehta Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 45 12th Pass

Ashok Kumar Keshri Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 8th Pass

Binod Kumar Pathak Rs 10,34,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

Brajeshwar Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate Professional

Dharamendra Kumar Rs 4,50,00,000 ~ 4 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 41 Graduate Professional

Khurshid Alam

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Krishna Nandan Saw Rs 10,38,867 ~ 10 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 Graduate

Kumar Raunak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

Madhumesh Choudhary Rs 63,89,310 ~ 63 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 53 Graduate

Prabhunath Kumar Azad Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 47 Graduate

Prem Shanker Prasad

Cases Age Education

0 59 10th Pass

Purushottam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 Post Graduate

Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu) Rs 2,96,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 40 Post Graduate

Sharad Rs 15,95,534 ~ 15 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Shatrudhan Prasad Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Sumit Ranjan Sinha

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Suryakar Jitendra Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Post Graduate

Tapendra Narayan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate

Uttam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 25 12th Pass

Vikash Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate Professional

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Arun Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 64 Graduate Professional

Ajay Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

25 45 Graduate

Anuradha Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 8th Pass

Aquil Haidar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 69 Graduate

Ashok Kumar Keshri

Cases Age Education

0 40 8th Pass

Balram Rai Rs 2,30,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 62 10th Pass

Bhajan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Brajesh Mishr Rs 17,95,305 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Brajnandan Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 70 12th Pass

Hare Krishn Prasad

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Kumar Raunak Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Others

Madhu Srivastava Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 Graduate Professional

Manoj Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Mohammad Siraj Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 8th Pass

Mohan Prasad

Cases Age Education

1 69 10th Pass

Mukesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Nitin Prakash Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate Professional

Purushottam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 Post Graduate

Ram Prawesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 12th Pass

Ramesh Chandra

Cases Age Education

0 68 Graduate

Renu Priyadarshini Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Shashi Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Shatrudhan Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 34 10th Pass

Shatrudhan Prasad Rs 6,95,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 54 12th Pass

Shatruhan Sahni

Cases Age Education

5 55 Literate

Shobha Rani Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 Post Graduate

Sidheshwar Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Doctorate

Subodh Kumar Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Literate

Sumit Ranjan Sinha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Post Graduate

Suresh Kumar Mehta

Cases Age Education

0 45 12th Pass

Uday Shankar Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Umesh Prasad Chandel Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 10th Pass

Usha Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Literate

Vinod Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Arun Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 59 Graduate Professional

ARJUN KUMAR Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Literate

BALRAM PATEL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate

Bindeshwari Prasad Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 61 Post Graduate

ER. B.N. SINGH

Cases Age Education

0 65 10th Pass

Kapildev Prasad Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 Graduate

KUNDAN PRASAD SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 52 12th Pass

LALA PRASAD BIHARI Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate Professional

Md. Kalam Parvej Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

Ram Pavesh Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

RAMBHAJAN SINGH NISHAD Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

RENU KUSHWAHA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Literate

SADHNA MISHRA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate Professional

VINAY KUMAR Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

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Cases Age Education

0 53 Post Graduate

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Disclaimer: The information and data provided on this page have been sourced from the Election Commission of India.

Kumhrar Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Arun Kumar Sinha

Fazal Ahmad Rs 44,00,000 ~ 44 Lacs+

Amit Kumar Rs 7,00,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Anita Devi Rs 0 ~

Arun Kumar Mehta Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Keshri Rs 0 ~

Binod Kumar Pathak Rs 10,34,000 ~ 10 Lacs+

Brajeshwar Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Dharamendra Kumar Rs 4,50,00,000 ~ 4 Crore+

Khurshid Alam

Krishna Nandan Saw Rs 10,38,867 ~ 10 Lacs+

Kumar Raunak Rs 0 ~

Madhumesh Choudhary Rs 63,89,310 ~ 63 Lacs+

Prabhunath Kumar Azad Rs 5,00,000 ~ 5 Lacs+

Prem Shanker Prasad

Purushottam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu) Rs 2,96,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Sharad Rs 15,95,534 ~ 15 Lacs+

Shatrudhan Prasad Rs 10,000 ~ 10 Thou+

Sumit Ranjan Sinha

Suryakar Jitendra Rs 0 ~

Tapendra Narayan Rs 0 ~

Uttam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Vikash Kumar Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Arun Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

Ajay Kumar Rs 0 ~

Anuradha Devi Rs 0 ~

Aquil Haidar Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Keshri

Balram Rai Rs 2,30,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Bhajan Kumar Rs 0 ~

Brajesh Mishr Rs 17,95,305 ~ 17 Lacs+

Brajnandan Singh Rs 0 ~

Hare Krishn Prasad

Kumar Raunak Rs 0 ~

Madhu Srivastava Rs 0 ~

Manoj Kumar Rs 0 ~

Mohammad Siraj Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Mohan Prasad

Mukesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Nitin Prakash Rs 0 ~

Purushottam Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ram Prawesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ramesh Chandra

Renu Priyadarshini Rs 0 ~

Shashi Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Shatrudhan Prasad Rs 0 ~

Shatrudhan Prasad Rs 6,95,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Shatruhan Sahni

Shobha Rani Rs 0 ~

Sidheshwar Prasad Rs 0 ~

Subodh Kumar Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Sumit Ranjan Sinha Rs 0 ~

Suresh Kumar Mehta

Uday Shankar Prasad Rs 0 ~

Umesh Prasad Chandel Rs 0 ~

Usha Devi Rs 0 ~

Vinod Prasad Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Arun Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

ARJUN KUMAR Rs 0 ~

BALRAM PATEL Rs 0 ~

Bindeshwari Prasad Rs 1,70,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

ER. B.N. SINGH

Kapildev Prasad Yadav Rs 0 ~

KUNDAN PRASAD SINGH Rs 0 ~

LALA PRASAD BIHARI Rs 0 ~

Md. Kalam Parvej Rs 0 ~

Ram Pavesh Kumar

RAMBHAJAN SINGH NISHAD Rs 0 ~

RENU KUSHWAHA Rs 0 ~

SADHNA MISHRA Rs 0 ~

VINAY KUMAR Rs 0 ~

WASIM SYED

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