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.

Purnia Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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

Raj Kishore Keshari

2015

Vijay Kumar Khemka

2020

Vijay Kumar Khemka

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Vijay Kumar Khemka Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 61 12th Pass

Abdul Subhan Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 5th Pass

Ajay Swarn Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Anisha Prity Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Post Graduate

Ashok Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 8th Pass

Bidyanand Mehta

Cases Age Education

0 69 12th Pass

Chandra Bhanu Kumar Rs 81,000 ~ 81 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 27 12th Pass

Indu Sinha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 55 12th Pass

Manoj Thakur Rs 91,95,000 ~ 91 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 44 12th Pass

Md. Aslam Azad Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 49 Literate

Mihir Anand

Cases Age Education

0 27 Literate

Neeraj Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 Graduate Professional

Nityanand Choudhary Rs 30,81,535 ~ 30 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 68 Others

Pradip Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 10th Pass

Rajesh Kumar Nirala Rs 6,12,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 34 12th Pass

Rajesh Kumar Thakur

Cases Age Education

0 40 Literate

Ravindra Kumar Singh Rs 65,000 ~ 65 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Sanjay Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Shaikh Akbar Ali Rs 7,50,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 8th Pass

Shyam Mohan Jha Alias S. M.Jha Rs 8,18,831 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 47 Post Graduate

Sumit Singh

Cases Age Education

0 32 Post Graduate

Vijay Oraon Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 43 8th Pass

Vinod Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Vijay Kumar Khemka

Cases Age Education

0 56 12th Pass

Aditya Kumar Jha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Ahmad Hussain Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 Graduate Professional

Akhilesh Verma Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 45 Graduate

Arvind Kumar Rs 1,11,45,316 ~ 1 Crore+

Cases Age Education

0 43 12th Pass

Ashok Kumar Mahto

Cases Age Education

0 40 Graduate

Ashok Kumar Singh Rs 15,000 ~ 15 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 41 8th Pass

Bachchi Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 35 Literate

Bindu Prakash Jha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Graduate

Deepak Kumar Rs 4,12,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 25 Post Graduate

Divakar Choudhary

Cases Age Education

0 52 10th Pass

Indu Sinha Rs 8,55,322 ~ 8 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

5 45 12th Pass

Kashor Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Lt. Col. Akshay Yadav Rs 35,50,615 ~ 35 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Post Graduate

Manik Chand Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 66 Literate

Masiur Rahman

Cases Age Education

1 60 Graduate Professional

Mohammad Aslam Azad Rs 3,50,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 35 Literate

Rajeev Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 41 Graduate

Rajesh Kumar Nirala Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 29 12th Pass

Rakesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate Professional

Rakesh Kumar Singh

Cases Age Education

3 46 12th Pass

Ram Charitra Yadav Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

2 58 Doctorate

Ranjeet Kumar Singh Rs 3,35,419 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

2 38 10th Pass

Rashi Prasad Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Sumitra Devi Mandal Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 68 8th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

RAJ KISHORE KESHARI Rs 3,99,699 ~ 3 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

4 51 12th Pass

Alok Kumar Sinha Rs 2,25,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 43 Graduate

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Others

ANIRUDH MEHTA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 45 10th Pass

BACHCHI SHARMA Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Literate

Kailash Lahoti

Cases Age Education

1 48 Graduate

Kumar Aditya Rs 20,16,234 ~ 20 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate

Pappu Kumar Rs 5,75,603 ~ 5 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 43 8th Pass

Ram Charitra Yadav Rs 38,00,163 ~ 38 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

3 51 Doctorate

SHAIKH AKBAR ALI

Cases Age Education

0 27 8th Pass

SUMITA NAND SHANKAR Rs 15,000 ~ 15 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 35 12th Pass

SYED GULAM HUSAIN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 54 Graduate Professional

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

Purnia Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Vijay Kumar Khemka Rs 0 ~

Abdul Subhan Rs 0 ~

Ajay Swarn Rs 0 ~

Anisha Prity Rs 0 ~

Ashok Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Bidyanand Mehta

Chandra Bhanu Kumar Rs 81,000 ~ 81 Thou+

Indu Sinha Rs 0 ~

Manoj Thakur Rs 91,95,000 ~ 91 Lacs+

Md. Aslam Azad Rs 3,00,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Mihir Anand

Neeraj Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

Nityanand Choudhary Rs 30,81,535 ~ 30 Lacs+

Pradip Kumar Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Kumar Nirala Rs 6,12,000 ~ 6 Lacs+

Rajesh Kumar Thakur

Ravindra Kumar Singh Rs 65,000 ~ 65 Thou+

Sanjay Singh Rs 0 ~

Shaikh Akbar Ali Rs 7,50,000 ~ 7 Lacs+

Shyam Mohan Jha Alias S. M.Jha Rs 8,18,831 ~ 8 Lacs+

Sumit Singh

Vijay Oraon Rs 0 ~

Vinod Singh Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Vijay Kumar Khemka

Aditya Kumar Jha Rs 0 ~

Ahmad Hussain Rs 0 ~

Akhilesh Verma Rs 1,00,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Arvind Kumar Rs 1,11,45,316 ~ 1 Crore+

Ashok Kumar Mahto

Ashok Kumar Singh Rs 15,000 ~ 15 Thou+

Bachchi Sharma Rs 0 ~

Bindu Prakash Jha Rs 0 ~

Deepak Kumar Rs 4,12,000 ~ 4 Lacs+

Divakar Choudhary

Indu Sinha Rs 8,55,322 ~ 8 Lacs+

Kashor Kumar Yadav Rs 0 ~

Lt. Col. Akshay Yadav Rs 35,50,615 ~ 35 Lacs+

Manik Chand Yadav Rs 0 ~

Masiur Rahman

Mohammad Aslam Azad Rs 3,50,000 ~ 3 Lacs+

Rajeev Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Rajesh Kumar Nirala Rs 2,50,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Rakesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Rakesh Kumar Singh

Ram Charitra Yadav Rs 0 ~

Ranjeet Kumar Singh Rs 3,35,419 ~ 3 Lacs+

Rashi Prasad Rs 2,00,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Sumitra Devi Mandal Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

RAJ KISHORE KESHARI Rs 3,99,699 ~ 3 Lacs+

Alok Kumar Sinha Rs 2,25,000 ~ 2 Lacs+

Amit Kumar Rs 0 ~

ANIRUDH MEHTA Rs 0 ~

BACHCHI SHARMA Rs 0 ~

Kailash Lahoti

Kumar Aditya Rs 20,16,234 ~ 20 Lacs+

Pappu Kumar Rs 5,75,603 ~ 5 Lacs+

Ram Charitra Yadav Rs 38,00,163 ~ 38 Lacs+

SHAIKH AKBAR ALI

SUMITA NAND SHANKAR Rs 15,000 ~ 15 Thou+

SYED GULAM HUSAIN Rs 0 ~

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