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.

Mahua Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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Get the latest election news and updates of Mahua Assembly constituency (Bihar), Mahua election results with party, votes and candidates names. Winning candidates in Mahua 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

Ravindra Ray

2015

Tej Pratap Yadav

2020

Mukesh Kumar Raushan

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Mukesh Kumar Raushan Rs 3,46,08,050 ~ 3 Crore+

Cases Age Education

4 32 Graduate Professional

Amresh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Archana Kumari Jha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Literate

Ashma Parveen Rs 1,03,09,679 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

1 45 Graduate Professional

Baidyanath Prasad Ray Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Binod Ray

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Jaynarayan Sah Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 65 Post Graduate

Lalit Kumar Ghosh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 55 12th Pass

Md. Parwez Alam Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 48 8th Pass

Narendra Giri

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Navin Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 42 10th Pass

Puran Thakur Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 61 Literate

Ratnesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

Ravindra Kumar Rs 32,44,443 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 36 12th Pass

Reyaz Ahmad

Cases Age Education

0 38 Graduate

Rubi Kumari Rs 90,000 ~ 90 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

Sanjay Kumar Singh Rs 60,50,038 ~ 60 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 40 Graduate

Seema Kumari Rs 32,38,443 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 Literate

Shiv Nath Sahni Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 38 12th Pass

Suman Kumar Sinha

Cases Age Education

2 57 Graduate Professional

Vikash Kumar Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Graduate

Vinod Kumar Rs 1,18,207 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 55 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Tej Pratap Yadav Rs 18,54,438 ~ 18 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 25 12th Pass

Amarkant Sah Rs 2,420 ~ 2 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 50 Post Graduate

Arun Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Arvind Kumar Singh S/o Kailash Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Post Graduate

Arvind Kumar Singh S/o Yogendra Nath Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 Post Graduate

Ashok Kranti

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Baidnath Prasad Ray Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Dinanath Sahani Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Literate

Dr. Suman Kumar Sinha Rs 13,00,000 ~ 13 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 54 Graduate Professional

Jaynarayan Sah Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 60 Post Graduate

Lalit Kumar Ghosh

Cases Age Education

0 51 12th Pass

Manoj Kumar Rs 14,00,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Mithilesh Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate Professional

Mohammad Alam Rs 65,000 ~ 65 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 43 Graduate Professional

Nilofar Malika Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate Professional

Panna Lal Sahni

Cases Age Education

0 65 Literate

Parmod Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 50 12th Pass

Ratnesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 12th Pass

Ratnesh Kumar Singh Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Ravindra Ray Rs 32,38,443 ~ 32 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 32 12th Pass

Reyaj Ahmad

Cases Age Education

0 32 Graduate

Rizwanul Azam Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Satynarayan Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 50 Doctorate

Surjeet Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 34 Graduate Professional

Umashankar Nirala

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Vinod Kumar Rs 1,55,969 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 50 12th Pass

Vishvnath Ray Viplavi Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

2 49 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Ravindra Ray

Cases Age Education

1 33 Graduate Professional

A.M. IZHARUL HAQUE Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Post Graduate

ANUJ KUMAR Rs 6,00,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 33 Post Graduate

BHOLA ROY Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Illiterate

Chand Hasan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 8th Pass

DR. SUMAN KUMAR SINHA

Cases Age Education

1 47 Graduate Professional

Jageshwar Ray Rs 1,25,655 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate

JAY NARAYAN SAH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Post Graduate

JAYANT KUMAR JAISWAL Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 25 Graduate

KUSHESHWAR SINGH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 53 10th Pass

LALIT KUMAR GHOSH

Cases Age Education

0 48 12th Pass

LALJI KUMAR RAKESH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Post Graduate

MANJAR HUSSAIN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 Post Graduate

MANOJ PRASAD SINGH Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Masudul Haque Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 Post Graduate

MD. ALAM

Cases Age Education

1 38 Graduate Professional

MD. ALI EMAM Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

MD. RAZI ANSARI Rs 2,300 ~ 2 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Not Given

MISHRI LAL RAY Rs 37,000 ~ 37 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 60 Not Given

NITISH KUMAR NISHAD Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Not Given

PRABHAT KUMAR

Cases Age Education

0 37 12th Pass

PREM NATH SINGH Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

PRIYA RANJAN KUMAR SINHA Rs 25,000 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

RAM BABU SAH Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Literate

RAMESH KUMAR Rs 3,80,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

SATYENDRA KUMAR Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 41 Graduate

UMA SHANKAR NIRALA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 12th Pass

YOGENDRA RAM Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 0 8th Pass

ZAIGAM AKHTER Rs 85,043 ~ 85 Thou+

Cases Age Education

3 60 Graduate

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