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.

Samastipur Assembly Election Results / Candidates

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

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

Year

Winning Candidate

Party

2010

Akhtarul Islam Sahin

2015

Akhtarul Islam Sahin

2020

Akhtarul Islam Shahin

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Akhtarul Islam Shahin Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

5 41 12th Pass

Arvind Kumar Rs 1,23,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 34 12th Pass

Ashwamedh Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 57 5th Pass

Avinash Kumar Rs 25,675 ~ 25 Thou+

Cases Age Education

1 31 Graduate

Bishnudev Ram

Cases Age Education

0 67 10th Pass

Haroon Gauhar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Kanhaiya Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 28 Literate

Kundan Kumar Rs 9,45,200 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Mahendra Mahto Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 56 10th Pass

Mahendra Pradhan

Cases Age Education

1 60 10th Pass

Mahindra Ray Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 32 8th Pass

Murari Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 36 Others

Nitesh Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

3 35 10th Pass

Premjit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 31 Literate

Rajeev Ranjan

Cases Age Education

0 55 Graduate

Rajesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 12th Pass

Ramnath Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 40 10th Pass

Ranjan Kishore Sharma Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 51 Graduate

Ranju Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 39 Literate

Rishikesh Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 36 10th Pass

Saroj Kumar Jha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 43 10th Pass

Shiv Kishor Jha Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 38 10th Pass

Shyam Nandan Prasad Rs 24,40,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 70 Graduate Professional

Sirovan Kumar Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 33 12th Pass

Subodh Kumar Prasad Alias Subodh Prasad Sah

Cases Age Education

5 66 Graduate

Vinay Kumar Parsad Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 38 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

Akhtarul Islam Sahin Rs 87,000 ~ 87 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 36 12th Pass

Allama Sivli Nomani Halami Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 47 10th Pass

Awadhesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

4 28 12th Pass

Iqbal Firoz Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 31 Graduate

Jitendra Kumar Choudhary

Cases Age Education

0 42 8th Pass

Poonam Devi Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate

Pramjeet Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 26 Literate

Ram Nath Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 10th Pass

Ranjan Kishor Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 46 Graduate

Renu Kumari

Cases Age Education

1 53 Doctorate

Shad Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 27 Graduate

Subhash Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 44 12th Pass

Subodh Kumar Prasad Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

6 62 Graduate Professional

Surendra Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 41 Post Graduate

Tahir Arman

Cases Age Education

0 28 Graduate

Upendra Singh Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 62 Graduate

Vicky Kumar Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 12th Pass

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

Candidate name Party/ Alliance Assets/ Liabilities

AKHTARUL ISLAM SAHIN Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

1 31 12th Pass

Arun Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 37 Graduate Professional

DINESH KUMAR RAI Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 29 8th Pass

Dinesh Kumar Sharma Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 30 Graduate

Ishrat Jahan

Cases Age Education

0 31 Literate

JAI SHANKAR RAI Rs 14,75,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

1 38 Graduate

Krishna Gopal Sharma Rs 75,000 ~ 75 Thou+

Cases Age Education

2 39 Post Graduate

PRAMILA RAI Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 33 Graduate

PRITHWI RAJ BHAGAT Rs 0 ~

Cases Age Education

0 67 Post Graduate

Ramnath Thakur

Cases Age Education

0 60 12th Pass

Saroj Kumar Sinha Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 33 Post Graduate

Tarun Kumar Rs 4,12,537 ~ 4 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 36 Doctorate

Tribhuwan Sah Rs 8,044 ~ 8 Thou+

Cases Age Education

0 50 10th Pass

Upendra Singh Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Cases Age Education

0 57 Graduate

Virendra Kumar

Cases Age Education

0 36 Graduate Professional

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RESULTS IN PAST ELECTIONS

CANDIDATE LIST 2020

Akhtarul Islam Shahin Rs 0 ~

Arvind Kumar Rs 1,23,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Ashwamedh Devi Rs 0 ~

Avinash Kumar Rs 25,675 ~ 25 Thou+

Bishnudev Ram

Haroon Gauhar Rs 0 ~

Kanhaiya Kumar Rs 0 ~

Kundan Kumar Rs 9,45,200 ~ 9 Lacs+

Mahendra Mahto Rs 0 ~

Mahendra Pradhan

Mahindra Ray Rs 0 ~

Murari Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

Nitesh Kumar Sinha Rs 0 ~

Premjit Kumar Rs 0 ~

Rajeev Ranjan

Rajesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ramnath Prasad Rs 0 ~

Ranjan Kishore Sharma Rs 9,00,000 ~ 9 Lacs+

Ranju Devi Rs 0 ~

Rishikesh Kumar

Saroj Kumar Jha Rs 0 ~

Shiv Kishor Jha Rs 0 ~

Shyam Nandan Prasad Rs 24,40,000 ~ 24 Lacs+

Sirovan Kumar Rs 12,00,000 ~ 12 Lacs+

Subodh Kumar Prasad Alias Subodh Prasad Sah

Vinay Kumar Parsad Rs 17,00,000 ~ 17 Lacs+

CANDIDATE LIST 2015

Akhtarul Islam Sahin Rs 87,000 ~ 87 Thou+

Allama Sivli Nomani Halami Rs 0 ~

Awadhesh Kumar Rs 0 ~

Iqbal Firoz Rs 0 ~

Jitendra Kumar Choudhary

Poonam Devi Rs 0 ~

Pramjeet Kumar Rs 0 ~

Ram Nath Prasad Rs 0 ~

Ranjan Kishor Sharma Rs 0 ~

Renu Kumari

Shad Ahmad Rs 0 ~

Subhash Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Subodh Kumar Prasad Rs 0 ~

Surendra Prasad Singh Rs 0 ~

Tahir Arman

Upendra Singh Rs 30,000 ~ 30 Thou+

Vicky Kumar Rs 0 ~

CANDIDATE LIST 2010

AKHTARUL ISLAM SAHIN Rs 0 ~

Arun Kumar Singh Rs 0 ~

DINESH KUMAR RAI Rs 0 ~

Dinesh Kumar Sharma Rs 0 ~

Ishrat Jahan

JAI SHANKAR RAI Rs 14,75,000 ~ 14 Lacs+

Krishna Gopal Sharma Rs 75,000 ~ 75 Thou+

PRAMILA RAI Rs 0 ~

PRITHWI RAJ BHAGAT Rs 0 ~

Ramnath Thakur

Saroj Kumar Sinha Rs 50,000 ~ 50 Thou+

Tarun Kumar Rs 4,12,537 ~ 4 Lacs+

Tribhuwan Sah Rs 8,044 ~ 8 Thou+

Upendra Singh Rs 1,25,000 ~ 1 Lacs+

Virendra Kumar

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